MESA, AZ — Officials say an on-duty Maricopa County Sheriff's Office deputy was injured by a driver in East Mesa late Friday morning.
The incident occurred near Ellsworth Road and Main Street after 11:30 a.m.
MCSO officials say a deputy was conducting a welfare check on an individual in a vehicle.
Rural Metro Fire officials say first responders were initially called to the scene to investigate two people who were reportedly passed out in a vehicle in the area.
Officials say the individual in the vehicle, later identified as a 31-year-old man, took off causing the deputy to fall. The injured deputy was transported to the hospital for "precautionary reasons," according to MCSO.
The man was later located at a nearby Motel 6. MCSO says he again attempted to run away but was bitten by a Scottsdale Police Department K-9. He was taken to a hospital for treatment and later released into MCSO custody.
He was booked into jail on several charges, including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
