Suspect’s Vehicle Drags Ohio Officer While Fleeing Traffic Stop

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Solon, Ohio — On June 25, 2023, around 1:54 a.m. a Solon Police officer initiated a traffic stop of a black 2015 Nissan Altima traveling east on US Route 422 at 88 MPH in a posted 60 MPH zone. During the initial contact the officer detected an odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The officer instructed the suspect to exit the vehicle for a probable cause search. After over four minutes of the suspect refusing to exit, the suspect admitted to the officer that he had a firearm in the vehicle. When the officer tried to remove the suspect from the vehicle, the suspect drove away.

This resulted in the officer being dragged by the suspect’s vehicle. 57-year-old Patrolman James Cervik, a 31-year veteran of the Solon Police Department, was treated and released at a local hospital for minor injuries. Another officer spotted the suspect’s vehicle as it exited onto Harper Road southbound. The officer initiated a brief pursuit, but terminated for safety reasons as the suspect’s vehicle exceeded 100 MPH as it continued south onto Cochran Road. Arrest warrants were issued for 27-year-old Termaine Tyrone Jackson, of Twinsburg, for charges of Assault on a Peace Officer, Obstructing Official Business, and Fleeing and Eluding.

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