Jan 08, 2025
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man faces charges after police said he fired shots in the parking lot of an apartment complex, fled authorities from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Bloomington Police Department and rammed a police car that injured an officer. According to court documents, BPD officers responded around 2:02 a.m. on Monday to a weapons-in-progress call in the 3300 block of S. Odell Dr. Upon arrival, they found several shell casings in a parking lot near an apartment complex. BPD said they spoke with witnesses and examined security cameras, finding footage of what appeared to be a white Jeep. Around the same time, an officer from the MCSO said they passed a white Jeep traveling roughly 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. Believing it was attempting to get away from something, the officer tried to stop the vehicle. However, court docs show it did not slow down. Following a pursuit, police were able to block the vehicle from exiting Pinestone Ct. and gave the driver — identified as 32-year-old William W. Garrett Jr. — commands at gunpoint. His vehicle and clothing matched what was discovered on the scene of the apartment complex, police said. Garrett William booking photo MCSO officers said Garrett did not comply and shouted obscenities at them. Garrett then put his car in drive, took off through a yard, exited onto Thornton Dr. and struck a BPD squad car head-on. Per court docs, this collision rendered the squad car inoperable and sent the officer inside it to an area hospital with injuries to the wrist, head and chest. The officer's current condition was not listed. Eventually, police were able to grab Garrett and attempted to pull him through the window of his vehicle. However, because he was physically resisting, court docs said police tased him until he came out of the window completely. MCSO wrote that Garrett continued resisting before being placed in handcuffs and transported to a nearby hospital. Online court records show Garrett faces the following charges: Battery with bodily injury to a public safety officer (Level 5 felony) Resisting law enforcement using a vehicle (Level 6 Felony) Criminal recklessness committed with a deadly weapon (Level 6 Felony) Resisting law enforcement (Class A Misdemeanor) Unlawful carrying of a handgun (Class A Misdemeanor) Operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person (Class A Misdemeanor, comes from a separate and unrelated warrant investigation) Garrett's initial hearing takes place on Wednesday.
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