Man arrested after trying to run over parked JSO patrol car

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Officers at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Sub Station 4 heard a noise outside their building late Saturday evening and wandered outside to see a Jeep ramming into a parked JSO patrol car.

The sheriff’s office said the driver of the jeep was acting erratic, spinning his tires and trying to drive over the parked police car. Officers quickly pinned the Jeep in place with two other police cars and demanded the driver get out of the vehicle.

The driver refused the officer’s commands and continued to ram the jeep into the patrol car.

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After a 25 minute standoff, he got out of his vehicle and was taken into custody by K9 and patrol officers, according to JSO.

Police said the suspect was taken to a hospital for evaluation and was charged with felony vandalism.

The JSO Zone 4 Substation is located inside the Cedar Hills Shopping Center on Blanding Boulevard.

Action News Jax has requested the arrest report for the incident and will update this story as more information becomes available.

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