Crime & Safety
Suspect Wanted For Assaulting Cleveland Cop Nabbed In Independence
"Mo" Adkins also is suspected in a string of Cleveland burglaries.
CLEVELAND, OH—Glen Adkins, a 20-year-old suspect who police say assaulted a police officer earlier this month, was arrested in Independence on Wednesday, Cleveland police reported. Adkins, aka “Mo,” also is a suspect in a series of burglaries in Old Brooklyn and Slavic Village.
Adkins was wanted by Cleveland police and the U.S. Marshals Service for felonious assault, assault on a police officer and burglary. According to police, Adkins fled in a car from police on Sept. 20. As he did so, he dragged an officer along the vehicle.
Police announced his arrest this morning. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Cleveland Patch, or click here to find your local Ohio Patch. Also, if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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