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Driving lawn mower on the street prompts police response, sparking attack with hand tools

Police in Garden City, Kansas say a man driving a lawn mower on the street attacked officers with a screwdriver and wrench when they attempted to pull him over.

In a news release, authorities said the 53-year-old man had a suspended driver’s license. The release they tried to stop him just before noon Wednesday, but he failed to comply with directions and lunged at officers with a screwdriver, striking one officer in the back. The release says he then attempted to stab at officers with a wrench.

The man was booked into the Finney County Jail. He’s being investigated for possible charges including aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, making criminal threats, and what would be his 13th charge of driving with a suspended license.

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