JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved incident on the Southside.
Police say they were called out to the Value Pawn on Beach Boulevard around 3:40 p.m. Wednesday after a clerk reported seeing a man wanted for armed robbery.
The suspect, Jadarius Williams, was reportedly there pawning items.
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At a briefing Wednesday night, the Jacksonville Sheriff’'s Office said police saw Williams running into an alley and trying to escape on a bike.
One officer reportedly bumped the bike with a car, causing Williams to fall off. Williams continued trying to run away, before being hit by another officer’s car.
He was eventually arrested after, again, trying to run away.
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Police say the suspect was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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