CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (CLARKSVILLENOW) – A man has been arrested after allegedly attempting run over a Clarksville police officer and later firing gunshots at another officer during a high-speed chase late Sunday.
Police said Officer Stephen Hurt investigated a domestic assault on the 1500 block of Armistead Drive at 10:19 p.m. Sunday, in which Elique Camacho reportedly drove to a relative’s home in a ‘belligerent, intoxicated’ condition.
Camacho reportedly yelled that he would fight anyone before hitting a 12-year-old girl in the head with a closed fist.
Officer Hurt said when he arrived at the home and approached on foot, Camacho attempted to run over him in a black Mitsubishi Eclipse, striking the officer in the hand as he jumped out of the way.
Officers found Camacho moments later at the intersection of Quin Lane and Fort Campbell Boulevard, but he drove away when they approached.
Officer Steven Deering said Camacho led them on a high-speed chase and fired several gunshots at officers before being rammed by a patrol car.
Camacho then fled on foot. Clarksville patrol officers searched the area with the assistance of a Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter and arrested Camacho without incident on Eggars Court about 9:45 a.m. Monday morning.
Elique D. Camacho, a 21-year-old Clarksville resident who has a revoked Tennessee driver license and several previous arrests for domestic assault and drug possession, is charged with two cases of aggravated assault, as well as domestic assault and evading arrest.
Two officers sustained minor injuries.