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Assault on officer

WARREN

Rookie Warren police officer Andrea Mixon suffered a concussion and scratches when a driver tried to pull away from Mixon and dragged her about 80 feet.

Police say Mixon and another officer were investigating a Sunday afternoon crash in a parking lot at Elm Road and East Market Street when driver Natajha A. Graham, 23, of Atlantic Street Northeast got into a conflict with another person on Elm Road.

Mixon went to talk to Graham, but Mixon got “hooked” on Graham’s Jeep or got her hand stuck in the Jeep’s window and was dragged through the intersection before getting herself released. Mixon’s head hit the pavement.

Graham left the scene, but a detective later found the vehicle and learned Graham was driving it. She was arrested Tuesday and jailed on a charge of felonious assault. She will be arraigned today in Warren Municipal Court.

Mixon, who was hired Sept. 24, was treated at St. Joseph Warren Hospital.