Man accused of hitting Alabama cop with car arrested in Troup County, authorities say
A man wanted for allegedly hitting an Opelika, Alabama, police officer with a car earlier this month was arrested Sunday in Troup County, Georgia, law enforcement authorities said.
Troup County sheriff’s deputies arrested 33-year-old Jarren McKay Allen following a traffic stop. The deputies received a tip that Allen was driving a car near Greenville and Hines roads, the office said in a news release.
Deputies searched Allen and found a bag with a “clear, crystal-like substance believed to be methamphetamine” in his coat pocket, the office said in a news release.
Troup County deputies then searched the car and found a pipe, a “large amount” of meth and a 12-gauge pistol-grip shotgun, the office said.
Allen was transported to the Troup County Jail and charged with possession of a firearm during certain felonies, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and trafficking amphetamine, the office said.
Allen had outstanding warrants with the Opelika Police Department for first-degree assault, felony duty to give information and render aid, cocaine trafficking, possession of meth with intent to distribute, certain persons forbidden to possess a pistol, and three counts of unlawful possession/receipt of a controlled substance, the Troup County Sheriff’s Office said.
Allen also had outstanding warrants through the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office for a felony fugitive from justice charge, the Troup County Sheriff’s Office said.
Allen was arrested after he allegedly struck an Opelika police officer in the parking lot of a Kroger. Officers were called to the grocery store regarding a driver striking a cart return. Allen was attempting to flee the scene when the officer was hit, according to a Central Alabama Crimestoppers news release.
Allen will be transferred to Alabama and arrested on the Opelika charges once Georgia judicial processes are complete, the Opelika Police Department said in a news release.
The case remains under investigation by the Opelika Police Department.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the Opelika Police Department Detective Division at (334) 705-5220 or the Secret Witness Hotline at (334) 745-8665. Tips can also be submitted through the Opelika Police mobile app. You may wish to remain anonymous.
This story was originally published February 14, 2022 at 12:53 PM.