Man wanted for assaulting Ohio cop caught in upstate NY

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April 21, 2008 - 5:02PM

Associated Press

Utica, N.Y.

A 20-year-old man wanted for assaulting a police officer in Ohio is in custody after he was captured during a traffic stop on the New York State Thruway.

State troopers caught Christopher Alexander of Johnstown, Ohio, Monday morning while he was passing through Utica. A routine check revealed that Alexander was wanted in Licking County, Ohio, for felony assault.

After Alexander was arrested, troopers found he had brass knuckles, a small amount of marijuana and a bottle of methadone in his possession.

Troopers are charging him with being a fugitive from justice, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of marijuana.

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