A Lexington County Sheriff's deputy was hospitalized Tuesday after he was run over by a suspect fleeing arrest outside the department’s building.
Antwan Martel Jeter, 36, came to the department on 521 Gibson Road to register as an offender at around 4 p.m. when he learned that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
Trying to flee from deputies, Jeter “ran to a car where a struggle ensued as they attempted to take him into custody.”
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“During this struggle, Antwan Jeter backed up the car and drove over a deputy as he fled from the parking lot.”
Jeter was later arrested at a family member’s home.
The injured deputy has been hospitalized and is expected to recover.
