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Man, Woman Nabbed For Assaulting Cop, Fleeing Traffic Stop, Police Say
A man and a woman wanted for allegedly assaulting an officer were nabbed following a pursuit.
Lehman Blackmon, age 43, of New Haven, and Taneesha Barnes, age 37, of Waterbury, were arrested on Saturday, Feb. 13 by Milford Police when an officer spotted a vehicle that was wanted for assaulting a New Haven Police officer earlier in the evening.
According to Milford Police, when their officers attempted to pull over the vehicle, the driver engaged officers in a pursuit that ended on I-95 at Exit 39A.
Blackmon and Baranes fled the vehicle on foot and were later found and i…
