Car full of teenagers, aged between 13 and 16, deliberately runs over police officer before the 14-year-old driver is arrested for attempted homicide
- A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the attempted deliberate homicide of a police officer
- Authorities say he was deliberately run over during a traffic stop Saturday
- Cops began to give the six occupants instructions while the car was stationary but ‘the vehicle accelerated and drove straight at officers’
- The Billings Police Department said a 35-year-old officer, who is a six-year veteran of the department, was seriously injured during the incident
- Occupants of the car attempted to flee the scene in the vehicle but it crashed then they were apprehended as they fled on foot
- The male driver was taken into custody by youth services
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the attempted deliberate homicide of a police officer who authorities say was deliberately ran over during a traffic stop.
The unidentified teen, was driving a car full of five female passengers, aged 13 to 16, and had fled from cops in Montana numerous times during Valentine’s evening.
But when officers approached the stationary car in the area of Bernard, south of Monad, at 1.12am on Saturday and began to give the six occupants instructions, ‘the vehicle accelerated and drove straight at officers’.
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the attempted deliberate homicide of a police officer. Authorities say a cop, 35, was deliberately run over during a traffic stop Saturday
The Billings Police Department said a 35-year-old officer, who is a six-year veteran of the department, was seriously injured during the incident.
The Billings Police Department said the officer, who is a six-year veteran of the department, was seriously injured during the incident
They noted in a press release that the injuries were not life-threatening.
The occupants of the vehicle attempted to flee the scene in the vehicle but it crashed nearby as it headed northbound.
All six children tried to escape on foot but were apprehended.
Every member of the group was from the Billings area, police said on Saturday.
The male driver was taken into custody by youth services.
The investigation into the incident continues.
The male driver was taken into custody by youth services after he ran over the cop in Bernard, south of Monad, at 1.12am