Sheriff's detective hurt while avoiding drug suspect's car

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Two Atlanta

men trying to escape undercover drug agents during a bust at the parking

lot of the Fayetteville Home Depot tried to run over a Fayette County

sheriff's detective, according to police.

The detective,

a member of the department's tactical unit, was treated at the hospital

for an ankle injury, said Capt. Mike Pruitt of the Fayette County Sheriff's

Department.

The incident

began in the Home Depot parking lot as drug agents moved in to make the

arrests. The suspects then tried to get away and attempted to run over

the detective with the car, Pruitt said.

Drug agents

then fired three shots to disable the car, deflating two of the vehicle's

tires, Pruitt said.

The driver

lost control of his vehicle and struck a parked car, Pruitt added. Deputies

had to drag the suspects out of the car, Pruitt said.

The suspects

Ryan Martin, 23, of Atlanta and Willie Johnson, 21, of Atlanta were arrested

for aggravated assault on a police officer, possession of cocaine with

intent to distribute, and possession of marijuana. Martin, the driver,

was also charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without

insurance, Pruitt said.

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