ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — An Adams County deputy suffered from minor injuries after a suspect drove into him early on Thursday evening, the sheriff's office said.
The Adams County Sheriff's Office said at 5:18 p.m. Thursday, a deputy conducted a traffic stop at Corona Street and Essex Drive after seeing a person driving erratically, which led the deputy to believe the person may have been impaired.
The sheriff's office reported that the suspect driver fired multiple rounds in the air, which led to a pursuit. The suspect threw the gun out the window before deputies lost sight of him, the sheriff's office said. Those deputies were able to recover that firearm.
While the deputies were there, the suspect returned to the scene. Deputies tried to take into custody, but he fled once more and fired more rounds into the air as he drove away, the sheriff's office said. When a deputy found the car and commanded the suspect to stop, the suspect drove around the patrol vehicle, striking the deputy in the leg before fleeing.
The deputy had minor injuries, the sheriff's office said.
This prompted another pursuit, which ended near Nueva Vista Drive and Jolene Circle, when the suspect drove into a cul-de-sac, turned his car around and struck a patrol vehicle head-on, the sheriff's office said.
The suspect was then taken into custody. He was identified as 32-year-old Jason Lutz.
A second firearm was found in the car.
Lutz was arrested on charges of first-degree assault of a peace officer, vehicular eluding, violation of a protection order and driving under restraint.
The 17th Judicial District’s Office will determine formal charges.
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