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Man who fled traffic stop, hit passenger, crashed into police car arrested, Ocala PD says

By Kelly Healey
By Kelly Healey
Police arrested a man they said fled during a traffic stop, struck a passenger from his car that tried to flee and crashed into officer’s patrol car, officials said.  
Ocala police said Johnathan Holmes, 22, was arrested on charges of leaving the scene of a crash with injuries and resisting arrest without violence. Additional charges are pending.
Police said a passenger tried to get out of the fleeing vehicle and was struck by the same car.
He was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

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Meanwhile, police said Holmes hit a fire hydrant on Southwest 10th Street and Southwest 27th Avenue, where he fled on foot, police said.
College Park Elementary was placed on lockdown as a precaution.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office and K-9 units are assisting in the search.

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