Crime & Safety
Local Man Rams Roswell Police Vehicle
Jimcobe Brown is currently in the Fulton County jail.
Roswell Police arrested a Stone Mountain man early Saturday morning after he refused to pull over and rammed a police vehicle in an attempt to get away, according to a Channel 2 news report.
The altercation between Jimcobe Brown and the police began when they tried to pull him over for not using headlights. A "rolling roadblock" was tried, which is when Brown rammed the police cruiser several times, crashing both cars.
Police gave chase on foot and shot Brown with a Taser in order to arrest him.
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According to Channel 2, Brown faces several charges, including aggravated assault of a police officer, hit and run, and driving with a suspended license.
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