CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - A man in South Carolina who allegedly attempted to run police officers over with his car was arrested after a car and foot chase.
Police said Antonio Rivers, Jr. tried to hit them with a car early Sunday morning in Charleston after they found him sleeping inside a running car with a rifle, according to an arrest report from the North Charleston Police Department.
When officers tried to wake him up, police said Rivers tried to hide a white substance and then started backing up his car. An officer then tried to put River’s car back in neutral to prevent it from moving when Rivers reversed his car and allegedly attempted to run the officer over, the report said.
The report said Rivers attempted to run over two other officers before he fled the scene.
North Charleston police chased Rivers until his car hit a fence and he began to run on foot, news outlets reported. He then attempted to escape through a pond before officers caught up to him and arrested him, WCIV-TV reported.
Rivers, 33, was charged with attempted murder and trafficking heroin, among other charges. North Charleston Police Chief Reggie Burgess said officers were not injured.
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