Beltrami County Deputy Seriously Injured Chasing Suspect
Red Lake, MN (MNN) -- Authorities say law enforcement officers were approaching a suspect after a chase, when he tried to get away again by putting his vehicle into reverse and struck a Beltrami County deputy. 20-year-old Nodin Makwa was taken into custody after he was finally stopped. The chase started when a report came in about a man believed to be armed with a firearm and a sword. He had reportedly assaulted another person on the Red Lake Reservation.
The injured deputy was air-lifted to North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale for treatment of a serious injury. He was last reported in stable condition.
(Minnesota News Network)