Goldsboro, NC - Handcuffed Suspect Steals Patrol Car - Tried to Run Over Officers - Charged with Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Assault with a deadly weapon
08/28/06
A 34-year-old man was arrested after trying to run over a police officer with
a police car.
Corey Barnett was charged with assault, assault with a deadly weapon, driving
while license revoked, driving left of center, and resisting arrest.
According to police, Barnett was arrested at a traffic stop at the intersection
of George and Holland streets Saturday about 8 p.m. He was handcuffed and placed
in the back seat of a patrol car. Officers said he crawled over the
seat, took the wheel of the patrol car and tried to run over the officers
at the scene.