Man charged with attempted murder of a Chicago police officer
Timothy Hendricks, 32
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is accused of striking a police officer with a vehicle Thursday night in Humboldt Park.
Timothy Hendricks, 32, is charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder, one felony count of aggravated battery/harm to a police officer, one felony count of resisting a peace officer and one felony count of manufacturing or delivering less than 15 grams of cocaine.
Around 8:10 p.m. Thursday, police say a male officer was conducting a traffic stop in the 1000 block of North Ridgeway Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
During the traffic stop, Hendricks allegedly put the vehicle in drive and attempted to flee — striking and causing injury to the officer.
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Hendricks then allegedly got out of the vehicle and started to flee on foot before he was detained, police said.
He was placed into custody and charged accordingly.