TAMPA, Fla. — The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said they arrested the suspect who ran over a deputy with his car on July 5.
William Todd Lewis, Jr., 24, was arrested on July 8 and charged with aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, possession of cannabis more than 20 grams, leaving the scene of a crash with serious bodily injury, reckless driving with serious bodily injury, aggravated fleeing to elude with serious bodily injury or death, and fleeing in attempt to elude a police officer.
HCSO said around 12:05 a.m., Deputy Kalin Hall, 33, attempted to make a traffic stop on a black BMW on Bearss Avenue near Nebraska Avenue. The suspect then fled the traffic stop.
Around 12:25 a.m., Hall attempted a second traffic stop at Plantation Oaks Drive. HCSO said when Hall exited his vehicle, the suspect ran over him, which resulted in a fractured leg.
Hall was taken to Tampa General Hospital, where he underwent surgery. He was released on Sunday. He has been with HCSO for 11 years.
Sheriff Chad Cronister said Lewis called his girlfriend for assistance, and she called his mom to pick him up while he ditched the car.
Detectives said they located the suspect's abandoned vehicle, which was around a mile away from the second stop, and identified its owner.
According to HCSO, a friend of Lewis, Zachary Carnegie, 24, was driving the rented car the two used to try and escape. Authorities arrested them at a shopping center parking lot in Pasco County.
Carnegie, 24 was charged with possession of drugs and attempting to help the suspect escape.
Lewis' girlfriend Keilise Garrison, 23, was also arrested as an accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence.
HCSO says that more people may be charged.
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