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Man Caught on Camera Ramming Arlington Officer's Bike

Police arrested Lonnie Johnson Saturday for the Thursday incident

Arlington police arrested a man Saturday who fled a traffic stop and rammed an officer's bike Thursday, the city's police chief wrote in a tweet.

Police, with help from the U.S. Marshal's North Texas Fugitive Task Force and the Arlington Police Department's SWAT team, arrested 27-year-old Lonnie Johnson Saturday, according to Arlington police chief Will Johnson.

Lonnie Johnson will face charges of aggravated assault against a public servant, evading arrest and failure to produce an ID.

Footage from the incident was captured on officer's body camera, which Arlington police released on social media.

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