ROCK RAPIDS (AP) - A man wanted in Buchanan County in a chase that injured a deputy near Independence is in custody in Lyon County in northwest Iowa.
Authorities say Tracy Hackert, of Jesup, surrendered on Sunday. He faces several charges stemming from the Oct. 1 chase.
Buchanan County Deputy Joseph Schwinghammer, of Independence, was injured when his squad car ran off the road and went into a ditch.
The charges against Hackert include eluding a police officer, two counts of assaulting a police officer with a dangerous weapon and 18 traffic citations.
Hackert's car was recovered in some trees in rural Lyon County.
Posted in Breaking_news on Tuesday, October 7, 2008 12:00 am Updated: 5:27 pm.
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