SUGAR LAND, Texas – An 18-year-old man has been charged after an incident that left a Sugar Land police officer with broken bones, officials say.
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According to the Sugar Land Police Department, Cristian Reyes has been charged with aggravated assault on a public servant causing serious injury.
The backstory:
The incident occurred around 9:50 p.m. Tuesday along SH 6.
According to police, the officer was conducting a routine stop on a car with defective equipment, when the driver attempted to drive away.
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Police say the officer’s arm got entangled in the car door, and the officer was dragged by the suspect. The officer reportedly sustained a broken arm and a broken leg.
Reyes was arrested in Missouri City by Sugar Land police and the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders’ Task Force.
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What we don’t know:
The officer’s identity was not released.