A man is under arrest for the attempted murder of a Huntsville police officer.
According to police, Danny Wright Junior sped away with an officer hanging on to his car. It happened at the Green Room Lounge on Jordan Lane.
A spokesperson says officers approached the suspect's car because of loud music. That's when they discovered marijuana sitting in the driver's lap.
Wright was ordered out of the car, he refused and drove off.The officer was in the doorway of the vehicle and was forced to hang on or get run over.
The officer fired his weapon at the suspect, who was apprehended after crashing his vehicle.
The officer, whose name was withheld, was taken to Huntsville Hospital with minor injuries.
Wright was also hospitalized with injuries from the wreck, he was not hit by the gun fire.
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