A prison escapee stabbed a Bensalem police officer in the stomach during a pedestrian stop in Bucks County Tuesday afternoon, Bensalem Public Safety Director Fred Harran said.
Around 1:40 p.m., the officer stopped the prisoner, who had escaped from Buck County Prison, while he walking in the area of Bristol Pike and Woodhaven Road in Bensalem, Harran said.
Harran said the suspect attacked the officer, stabbing him in the abdomen. The officer's vest took the brunt of the knife wounds. The officer was able to Taser the man, who then hopped into the officer's cruiser, a black and white Ford Explorer, and sped away, authorities say.
Can't believe the guy that stabbed the officer came up to me and was yelling at me where he could hide. Hope the cop is alright! #thankful
— LindseyAnn (@lynzee_rodgers) June 10, 2014
A short time later, the man jumped from the vehicle on Fairhill Street and took off on foot.
He was apprehended about two miles away from the stabbing near Chalfont Playground on Knights Road in Philadelphia, according to Harran.
Kids who were in the area at the time were told to get inside a nearby building.
No children were hurt in the incident, and the officer was taken to a local hospital where he is being examined.
Police have scheduled a news conference for 3:30 p.m. We will air it live, right here, on NBC10.com