DANGEROUS STOP: A Florida deputy was dragged twice by a suspect during a routine traffic stop, police video shows. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to the sheriff's office.
The Seminole County Sheriff's deputy had pulled over the suspect, Apopka resident Rocky Rudolph Jr., 38, on County Road 46-A near Interstate 4 over his tinted windows Saturday morning, Sheriff Dennis Lemma told reporters during a press conference.It quickly escalated, however, after the deputy smelled marijuana and asked Rudolph to turn the car off.
After the deputy was dragged at least 20 feet, he then pulled his firearm out and ordered Rudolph to raise his hands and turn the car off, Lemma said. Rudolph fled on foot after losing control of the car, Lemma said. Investigators spent about eight hours looking for him before they located him in a car in the Longwood community, Lemma said.
Rudolph has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, according to the sheriff's office.
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