PALATKA, Fla. — A man shot by Palatka police officers Saturday after they said he drove through a crowd during a block party has been released from the hospital and is now in Clay County jail.
Lazayus Bartley, 36, of Palatka, is being held on $300,000 and is facing two counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated fleeing and eluding with injury, according to jail records.
Bartley is accused of driving a vehicle through a crowd at 20th and Eagle streets during a City of Palatka-approved block party.
Multiple people were taken to the hospital following the incident that occurred at about 8 p.m.
After driving through the crowd, Bartley drove off and a chase ensured.
“Law enforcement officers attempted to stop the suspect, who fled the scene before returning moments later and crashing into a patrol vehicle, additional participants, and vehicles,” a Palatka police news release states.
Officers fired at Bartley and the suspect was taken to the hospital for treatment, police said.
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