The trooper saw a 2007 Chevrolet pickup truck driving erratically on Dixie Highway north of Manchester Road, according to OSHP.
While the trooper was behind the vehicle, the driver — identified as Carl Phillip Moore Jr., 41, of Middletown — fired a round at the trooper’s cruiser, OSHP said.
The trooper initiated a traffic stop once backup officers arrived.
Moore was arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired, and a loaded Smith & Wesson .40 caliber handgun was found in the vehicle, according to OSHP. No shots were fired by any of the troopers.
Two spent shell casings were found in the driver’s area of Moore’s pickup truck, according to OSHP.
Officials said the investigation showed that Moore also had allegedly fired a shot at another driver after an altercation at a nearby bar before allegedly shooting at the trooper.
Moore was charged with felonious assault, improper handling of firearms in a motor vehicle and OVI before being incarcerated in the Warren County Jail.
No troopers were injured during the incident, which remains under investigation, according to OSHP.
Credit: Warren County Jail
Credit: Warren County Jail
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