Two people were charged with aggravated battery and attempted murder for allegedly trying to strike two police officers with a vehicle in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police announced Sunday.
The first suspect, 38-year-old Joseph Howard of Chicago, is facing two felony counts of aggravated battery of a police officer and two felony counts of resisting arrest.
The second suspect, 24-year-old Keyana Wells of Bolingbrook, is facing two felony counts of attempted first-degree murder and one felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Police said that on Wednesday, around 3 a.m., officers observed two people standing next to a vehicle wanted in a carjacking in the 200 block of South Cicero Avenue. As officers attempted to place those two suspects into custody, one suspect allegedly got into the vehicle and attempted to strike the officers with the vehicle. Both suspects fled the scene, traveling northbound.
Police said that no one was struck, but one officer sustained minor injuries and self-transported to an area hospital for treatment.
The suspects were arrested Friday in the Garfield Park neighborhood and placed into custody. They are expected to appear in court Sunday.
