Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sheriff Investigators arrested a Holbrook man after he dragged a sheriff’s deputy while fleeing a traffic stop to avoid an arrest warrant.
On September 28, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Christopher Brown was pulled over by a deputy sheriff in a traffic stop on Lincoln Avenue in Bohemia. While standing at the driver’s side window, the deputy sheriff informed the operator that he had a warrant for his arrest from the Amityville Police Department. The driver put the vehicle in drive and attempted to flee, dragging the deputy Sheriff alongside the vehicle and causing injury to his leg. Brown fled the scene and the vehicle was soon located abandoned.
Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Bureau investigators conducted an extensive investigation, locating numerous potential home addresses and locations for Brown, including his work and other known associates. Ultimately, investigators were able to locate Brown on October 10 and he was arrested.
The original Amityville PD warrant for aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driver and unlawful plate display. Brown, 37, also faces additional charges of second- and third-degree assault, resisting arrest, second-degree reckless endangerment and second-degree obstructing governmental administration, two counts of third-degree unlawfully fleeing a police officer and two counts of reckless driving.
“I commend the swift efforts of the Deputy Sheriffs involved in this investigation, who quickly located and apprehended a suspect whose reckless disregard for the law led to the injury of a Deputy Sheriff. This incident serves as a powerful reminder of the dangerous work our Deputies face nightly as they patrol to ensure the safety of our roads,” said Suffolk County Sheriff Errol D. Toulon, Jr.
Brown is due in First District Court on October 16 for the charges related to the September 28 incident.