ELYRIA — A Lorain man shot by North Ridgeville police officers he allegedly tried to run down has been indicted.
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Jeffrey Phillips, 30, is charged with failure to comply, resisting arrest, obstructing official business and two counts each of felonious assault and assault for the April 1 incident.
North Ridgeville police had gone to Phillips’ work place to arrest him on a domestic violence warrant out of Lorain when he allegedly fled to his car and nearly struck two officers as he left the parking lot.
Two officers opened fire, striking Phillips several times.
Phillips was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended outside his East 41st Street home in Lorain, where he allegedly struggled with officers.
The investigation into the shooting by the two officers, both of whom are back on the job, is still ongoing.
Read Friday’s Chronicle for more on this story.
The incident April 1:
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Phillips in court last month:
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