WBBJ TV
April 30, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. — Jackson police have confirmed an officer was seriously injured Thursday night after responding to a domestic assault at a north Jackson business.
Police say officers responded to an assault at the Clean Machine Coin Laundry on Carriage House Drive around 7:50 p.m. Thursday. Police say the suspect, identified as David Lauderdale, is accused of strangling and throwing a woman to the ground.
Police say Lauderdale had gotten into his vehicle before the first officer arrived. Once the first officer was on scene, police say Lauderdale is accused of putting his vehicle in reverse and hitting the officer, pinning the officer between Lauderdale’s vehicle and the officer’s.