Deontae Johnson (CPD)
CHICAGO - Charges have been filed against a man who tried to run down Chicago police officers during an investigation last month in West Elsdon.
Deontae Johnson, 30, allegedly tried to hit officers with a vehicle on July 24 in the 300 block of West 56th Place.
As he fled the scene in the car he struck a CPD squad car and a wooden fence outside a home.
Johnson was charged with two counts of first-degree attempted murder. He was also charged with aggravated feeling after causing property damage greater than $300.
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He was arrested near his home in the 5500 block of West Congress Parkway on Wednesday.
No injuries were reported.
Johnson was scheduled to appear in bond court today.