Officer dragged by fleeing suspect
Published: Sat, Nov. 08, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Sat, Nov. 08, 2008 01:25AM
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closeDURHAM -- A Durham police officer was dragged about 100 yards during a traffic stop Thursday.
Officer T.A. Stanhope was treated for minor injuries and released from Duke Hospital.
Stanhope was among a group of officers who stopped a Honda for a traffic violation about 3:30 p.m. on Ninth Street near West Main Street. While the officers were questioning the driver, a passenger jumped into the driver's seat and drove away, dragging Stanhope with him, police said.
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The vehicle landed partly on its side after going into some bushes. The driver and three others were caught after a foot chase. Burglary tools were found in the vehicle, police said.
Antonio Milligan, 22, of Owen Street; Kirk Chandler, 18, of Hillsborough; Richard Jebb, 21, of Clarendon Street; and Brandon Handy, 17, of Mebane, are all charged with possession of burglary tools. Milligan is also charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a government official; one count of felony hit-and-run; and one count of resisting, delaying and obstructing an officer.
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