A Bryant man was arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges late Friday after allegedly dragging one Hot Springs police officer with his vehicle and running another officer off the road during a lengthy high-speed pursuit.
Xavier Adidas McDorman, 21, was taken into custody around 11:15 p.m. and charged with two felony counts of aggravated assault and felony fleeing, each punishable by up to six years in prison, and misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and fleeing on foot.
McDorman, who remained in custody Monday on $100,000 bond, was also cited for careless and prohibited driving, reckless driving, multiple counts of failure to yield, driving left of center, improper lane changes and driving the wrong way on a one-way street. He was set to appear Monday in Garland County District Court.
According to the probable cause affidavit, shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday, Officer Richard Davis responded to the Circle K gas station, 1024 Airport Road, regarding a disturbance in progress.
Upon arrival, he spoke to the store clerk, 25, who stated a man and woman had been in an altercation inside the store moments earlier and knocked over a display before the two left out the front door.
Davis located the man, later identified as McDorman, standing beside a woman behind the store. As Davis approached, McDorman started walking toward a gray KIA passenger car. Davis asked what was going on and the woman told him, "That's my car. Don't let him take it."
Davis said he ordered McDorman to stop but he continued and got in the car as Davis approached. He opened the driver's door, grabbing McDorman by the arm and neck as he ordered him out of the car.
McDorman ignored him and put the car in drive and accelerated as Davis was still at his side trying to stop him from fleeing. McDorman allegedly drove toward Airport Road while dragging Davis with him. Davis said when he realized McDorman was not going to stop he let go, causing him to "fall and roll several feet" nearly striking another car.
"I was able to get back up, enter my unit and pursue McDorman," he said, with the pursuit going from the 1000 block of Airport Road to the 2200 block of East Grand Avenue. Arkansas State Police took over the pursuit in the 1000 block of East Grand and conducted a pursuit intervention technique, or PIT maneuver, in the 2200 block.
The maneuver was successful, but McDorman jumped out of the vehicle and fled on foot toward Spring Street. Multiple city and state units set up a perimeter around the area and after several minutes McDorman was located on East Grand attempting to flag down other vehicles.
He was ordered to put his hands above his head and finally taken into custody.
The affidavit notes during the pursuit, McDorman allegedly reached speeds of 85 mph and drove the wrong way down a one-way street on two occasions. At one point, Officer 1st Class Morgan Murray was southbound on Summer when McDorman drove toward him northbound, going the wrong way, and missed hitting him "by a few inches," causing Murray to have to drive off the roadway.
"McDorman was driving extremely recklessly showing no signs of regard for human life," the affidavit states.
It was noted the KIA was disabled after the PIT maneuver and had to be towed.
Local on 04/28/2020