Font ResizeA 22-year-old man was arrested Thursday evening after he used his Honda -- with his girlfriend and a toddler riding inside -- to ram a Salt Lake County sheriff's deputy's cruiser.
The deputy was driving south through Magna when a black Honda drove past him in the opposite direction. The deputy said he knew the driver had two outstanding warrants, including a felony, so he turned around to stop the car, according to an affidavit filed with the Salt Lake County jail.
The deputy and a second law-enforcement vehicle pursued the Honda, whose driver rammed his vehicle into a deputy's car before putting it into reverse and fleeing again. Using his vehicle, the deputy was able to pin the Honda. Methamphetamine was allegedly
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He was booked into jail on suspicion of a second-degree felony for possessing a controlled substance, a third-degree felony for aggravated assault, a third-degree felony for reckless endangerment of a child, a felony warrant for failing to stop at police command and misdemeanor charges, including DUI and fleeing.
