Sentencing Expected For Man Who Dragged Parker Police Officer During Getaway Attempt
PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) - A man accused of dragging a Parker police officer is expected to be sentenced in court on Thursday.
Justin Wayne Lamb was convicted in January on 11 counts, including assault and kidnapping.
Police in Parker conducted a traffic stop last May at Parker Road and Valley Hi. The driver, Kent Scott Williams, was taken into custody after a search returned several driving restraints.
After Williams was arrested, officers saw Lamb hiding in the rear seat floorboard of the vehicle under miscellaneous items. Officers tried to talk to him but that's when an altercation broke out.
Lamb reportedly jumped into the driver's seat and tried to drive away. One officer ran to the driver's side door and tried to turn off the ignition. Police say that's when Lamb accelerated and started to drive north on Parker Road. The officer was dragged by the vehicle over the center median into the southbound lanes, through a fence, down an embankment until the car came to a stop.
Lamb started running away from the scene. A woman inside the car, Lexi Erwin, 18, was detained. A perimeter was set up and Arapahoe County deputies responded with a K-9 to help look for Lamb. After a short time the K-9 found Lamb hiding in a tree and he was arrested.
The female officer was seriously injured and was treated at a hospital.
Lamb could face up to 24 years in prison.
