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Murder suspect arrested in Fairfax Co. after ramming into police during pursuit, authorities say

A man wanted on murder charges in Columbus, Ohio, was arrested in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Monday night after police said he fled from a traffic stop and struck multiple police vehicles before authorities took him into custody.

The suspect, identified as 36-year-old Columbus resident Ryan Polk, and multiple police officers sustained minor injuries during the arrest, Fairfax County police said.

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At around 6:05 p.m., officers from the U.S. Marshals and Fairfax County Fugitive Tracking and Apprehension Unit found Polk and tried to pull him over as he was driving, police told ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½.

Polk tried to flee, authorities said, striking multiple police vehicles before being apprehended in Springfield.

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Thomas Robertson

Thomas Robertson is an Associate Producer and Web Writer/Editor at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. After graduating in 2019 from James Madison University, Thomas moved away from Virginia for the first time in his life to cover the local government beat for a small daily newspaper in Zanesville, Ohio.

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