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Kansas City Officer Injured Making Traffic Stop
Prosecutors Charge Man With Assault On Officer
POSTED: 7:15 am CDT September 3,
2008
UPDATED: 7:16 pm CDT September 3,
2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Prosecutors have charged Terry W. Anders, 32, of Kansas City, with assault on a law enforcement officer in connection with a hit-and-run wreck that injured a motorcycle officer Tuesday night, according to a court document.The wreck happened when the officer tried to pull Anders over at about 8 p.m. on northbound Interstate 435 near 87th Street, according to the court document.Anders swerved and hit the officer's motorcycle, knocking him off the bike, according to the court document.The 39-year-old police officer, who was in serious but stable condition at a hospital late Wednesday morning, has been on the force for nearly 13 years, Kansas City police said.
He suffered a broken arm, a broken shoulder, a broken ankle, a broken foot, broken ribs and abrasions, police said.With the help of a witness, officers found Anders and took him into custody, police said.Anders remained in custody Wednesday afternoon on $250,000 bond.
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