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Fayetteville officers injured while making arrest
Two Fayetteville police officers were injured Monday while trying to arrest a domestic violence suspect at the Ponderosa Shopping Center.
Posted — UpdatedFAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Two Fayetteville police officers were injured Monday while trying to arrest a domestic violence suspect at the Ponderosa Shopping Center.
The officers were attempting to take Herbert Osborne Mayo III, 23, into custody when they sustained injuries.
Authorities said Mayo wrestled with one officer and then led another on a foot chase.
Both officers were taken to the hospital to be checked out. They are expected to be OK.
Mayo was arrested and charged with domestic violence, misdemeanor larceny and obstructing justice.
The names of the officers were not released. The extent of their injuries was also not disclosed late Monday.
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