Jackson, Tennessee, officer seriously injured while trying to arrest a domestic assault suspect
Investigators said the suspect ran into the officer with his car as he tried to get away. The officer had to undergo surgery for his injuries. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24) Published: 12:10 PM CDT April 30, 2021 Updated: 5:14 PM CDT April 30, 2021
JACKSON, Tenn. Jackson, Tennessee, Police said an officer was seriously injured while responding to a domestic assault Thursday night.
It happened about 7:50 p.m. at the Clean Machine Coin Laundry on Carriage House Drive. Investigators said officers responded to an assault, where a man was reported to be attacking and strangling a woman. When the first officer got there, investigators said the suspect, later identified as David Lauderdale, had gotten into his car. They said Lauderdale put his car in reverse, hitting the officer and pinning him between Lauderdale’s car and the squad