A man accused of hitting an officer with his vehicle was located and arrested, the El Cajon Police Department (ECPD) confirmed on Friday morning.
Kevyn Cummings was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, police said.
On Thursday night, just after 8 p.m., an officer responding to reports of a man sleeping in his car approached Cummings.
According to police, Cummings turned his car on and backed out and the open door of the his vehicle hit the officer.
The incident occurred around 8 p.m. in the parking lot of a Sprouts store on N. 2nd Street in El Cajon.
Police say Cummings also drove into the officer's patrol vehicle, causing damage to the front bumper.
He then took off from the scene.
Local
The officer was taken to Grossmont Hospital to be evaluated for a minor knee injury and later released.
Cummings was booked into County Jail.
