MSP: K9 crew helps seize man accused of dragging trooper

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The person was charged with resisting arrest, assault, and different offenses, in response to officers.

A Massachusetts State Police K9 crew helped seize a Greenfield man who allegedly dragged a trooper on Interstate 91 north whereas fleeing a visitors cease on Friday, in response to authorities.

Michael J. Williams, 45, was charged with assault and battery with a harmful weapon, negligent operation of a motorized vehicle, working on a suspended license, leaving the scene of a crash, failure to cease for police, resisting arrest, and some visitors violations, in response to a press release from police.

Police stated the trooper tried to cease Williams, who was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu sedan, for motorized vehicle violations on the Holyoke relaxation space on the northbound facet of I-91.

The trooper was standing outdoors the Malibu and attempting to safe Williams when Williams allegedly drove off, in response to the assertion.

Police stated the Malibu dragged the trooper a brief distance earlier than allegedly hanging the trooper’s cruiser and different autos as Williams fled.

After he freed himself from the Malibu, the trooper radioed the State Police-Northampton Barracks and reported what occurred, in response to the assertion. The trooper then pursued Williams on I-91 north.

A number of minutes later, Williams’ Malibu went off the highway and crashed, in response to the assertion. Williams allegedly exited the automotive and bumped into the adjoining woods, heading towards Route 5, in response to officers. 

Quite a few state police patrols, K9 Unit groups, and native police patrols rushed to the realm to start a search, in response to police.

At roughly 5:30 p.m., K9 Unit Sgt. Jack Doherty and his associate Roxy situated Williams within the space and, together with a assist ingredient of different personnel, took him into custody, in response to the assertion.

Williams is being held with out bail for violating the situations of his probation from a earlier conviction, in response to police. He might be arraigned Monday in Northampton District Courtroom. 

Following the pursuit, police stated the trooper who was dragged was taken to Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton for a lower-body harm. The trooper was handled and launched, in response to the assertion.