A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy and a hit-and-run suspect suffered minor injuries following a deputy-involved fight in Newhall Thursday morning.
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to a medical emergency call from the Sheriff’s Station around 9 a.m. near Powell Drive and Wiley Canyon Road, according to Fire Department spokesman Jonathan Matheny.
“We went out and assisted our partners in the Sheriff’s (Department) in a deputy-involved incident,” he said. “We had one patient on that call, a sheriff’s deputy.”
Matheny said the deputy’s extent of injuries appeared to be minor and that the deputy was OK.
Suspect Detained After Newhall Deputy-Involved Fight, Minor Injuries Reported
A suspect was detained Thursday morning after a Newhall deputy-involved fight which resulted in injuries to the suspect and a deputy, officials said.
Around 8:50 a.m. Thursday, deputies contacted a hit-and-run suspect they were searching for near Wiley Canyon Road and Powell Drive in Newhall, said Natalie Arriaga spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
When deputies made contact with the suspect a fight broke out between them, according to officials.
Deputies on scene requested immediate back up to the scene to help detain the suspect who was allegedly fighting deputies, according to officials.