WOODBURN, Ore. (AP) - The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says a man who fled after striking and injuring one of its deputies with a vehicle near Woodburn during a traffic stop has been taken into custody.
Officials say police in Salem at 4:30 p.m. on Friday arrested Juan Martinez.
Police say that’s about four hours after Sgt. Jason Hickam was injured.
Officials say Hickam fired a shot at Martinez after he was struck by the car.
Hickman was taken to a hospital where he was treated and later released.
Martinez was being held in the Marion County Jail.
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