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BENTON ARK. APRIL 30 2008

Kyle T. Greene

Ntl. Assoc. Private officers

www.privateofficer.com — A man accused of dragging a Benton detective 15 yards with his van during a shoplifting investigation Sunday turned himself in to authorities early Monday.
Jason Allen Collatt, 28, faces charges of aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer and fleeing. Police said he threw his van in reverse during an altercation with the detective on Springhill Road in Bryant just before 7 p.m. Sunday.
Detective Eric Haworth was scraped and bruised but wasn’t seriously injured, police said. Arkansas State Police Cpl. Quinn Best, who was assisting in the shoplifting case, was not injured.
Both officers fired several shots in the direction of the van, police said.
Collatt eventually left the van and fled on foot, police said.

A manhunt ensued, and Collatt turned himself in to the Benton Police Department just after 1 a.m. Monday.
He was named as a suspect in a theft that occurred at a Sutherlands home-improvement store in Benton. Police said he may face additional charges.
The Benton Police Department and the state police are conducting internal inquiries into the officers’ actions.
Collatt was being held Monday at the Saline County jail in lieu of $ 250, 000 bond. A court date was set for June 10.

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