Authorities asking public to help identify man who pointed firearm at Fredericktown police officer

FREDERICKTOWN – The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, and Fredericktown Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man who pointed a firearm at a police officer during a traffic stop near Fredericktown.

According to police, on Thursday afternoon, the Fredericktown Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a red Pontiac Grand Am. As the officer approached the vehicle, the driver pointed a firearm out the driver side window at the officer. The officer then fired at the driver. The driver then sped off. The officer pursued the vehicle for a short time, but eventually lost the vehicle. The vehicle was later found abandoned in Richland County.

Anyone with information about the unidentified individual shown in the picture above is asked to contact the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 397-3333.