CLARKSVILLE, Ind. —

A suspect is behind bars after he reportedly tried to hit a Clarksville police officer with his car.

Officers responded to a call around 8 p.m. on Thursday at Walmart on Veterans Parkway.

Police say they pulled over 22-year-old Shane Leffler. During the traffic stop, Leffler pulled forward, nearly hitting an officer with his car. He then rammed into the officer’s patrol car.

Leffler led officers in a vehicle pursuit from Clarksville to Louisville. He is accused of hitting several other cars before crashing on the Saint Catherine Street ramp.

Police chased him down and used a Taser to take him into custody.

Leffler faces charges of attempted murder, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting law enforcement (vehicle/foot), criminal recklessness, leaving the scene

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