Topeka man charged with using car to drag Topeka police officer after police had made a car stop
Defendant is nonbondable based on two probation violations, jail official said
A 24-year-old man has been charged with aggravated kidnapping tied to the dragging of a Topeka police officer during a traffic stop near downtown Topeka on April 14.
The motorist, Dyllon Alan Tucker, of Topeka, also was charged with aggravated battery against a law enforcement officer, interference with a law enforcement officer's official duty, and eluding police, according to Shawnee County District Court. All are felonies.
The charges were filed late on Tuesday and became public on Friday.
Tucker's case is next to appear in Shawnee County District Court for a scheduling hearing on April 28. The case has been assigned to District Judge Mark Braun.
Tucker remained in Shawnee County Jail on Friday in lieu of a $500,000 surety bond for the kidnapping case and $15,000 for a drug case, a jail official said. However, Tucker also is being held for two probation violations, which are nonbondable, the official said.
The victim in the kidnapping case is police officer Cassandra Caviness.
Authorities said the incident occurred when the officer stopped a Dodge SUV near S.W. 7th and Taylor just before 1:20 p.m. on April 14.
While she was speaking with the motorist, who was identified as Tucker, he assaulted the officer, and police said he then drove away, dragging the officer with her arm still in the car.
As she was pulled down the street, the officer opened fire and wounded Tucker. In a jail book-in photograph, Tucker appeared to have bandages on one shoulder.
He was treated at a local hospital and later released.
After the officer freed herself, police said, Tucker fled to an address in the 100 block of N.W. Quinton, where officers found him and placed him under arrest.
The officer was treated at a hospital and released on April 14.
Topeka police said the Douglas County District Attorney’s office and Lawrence Police Department are assisting the Shawnee County District Attorney’s office and Topeka police with the investigation.
Tucker also was indicted by a Shawnee County grand jury on charges of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia possession, and being an habitual traffic violator, according to court records.
The methamphetamine charge is a felony, and the other three charges are misdemeanors, court records said. That case was filed on April 15 in Shawnee County District Court.