UPDATE:
A man has been charged for stealing a police cruiser and injuring two officers in Lexington.
27-year-old Trenton Adkins is charged with several offenses, including robbery, fleeing or evading police, wanton endangerment, and resisting arrest, according to officials.
Adkins is booked at the Fayette County Detention Center.
ORIGINAL:
Two police officers were injured after a suspect took off in a police cruiser and later crashed, according to Lexington Police.
Police say units responded to E. High Street for a man trying to remove a manhole cover on Saturday.
When the officer arrived and approached the suspect, the suspect assaulted the officer and took off in the police cruiser, according to authorities.
The suspect then crashed and hit a vehicle at the intersection of High and Broadway. At this time, police were able to stop and catch him.
Two officers were injured in the incident. One was transported by ambulance to the hospital and the other was transported by another officer. Both officers have minor injuries.
