Bodycam: Driver Attack Officer At Traffic Stop Before Deadly Shooting. April 12, 2024

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Cottonwood, Aizona --- On the evening of April 12, 2024 at about 7:50 PM, a Cottonwood Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop in the 500 block of South 12th Street in Cottonwood for a a vehicle driving without it's lights on and following another vehicle too closely.

During the traffic stop the driver, exited the vehicle despite being ordered by the officer to stay inside the vehicle.
After a short conversation, the driver attacked the officer.

A physical encounter took place between the officer and the suspect with one of the suspect's arms around the officer's neck. Police said that during the struggle, the suspect attempted to take the officer's firearm, during which the officer's magazine came out of his firearm.

The suspect and the officer felt down a nearby embankment where the officer requested backup and attempted to deploy his taser. The taser was ineffective and the suspect rushed at the officer. Officer attempted to deploy the taser again which once again was ineffective.
During the second attack, the suspect grabbed a large rock and struck the officer on the side of the head causing the officer to fall to his back. The officer then used a single shot to stop the attack.

Officers rendered aid to the suspect before he was transported by helicopter to a trauma hospital for medical treatment. However, several days later the suspect subsequently succumbed due to his injury.

The driver was identified as 32-year-old Donovan Jelicich, a resident of Cottonwood.

The officer, a 6 year veteran, sustained multiple injuries to his head and eye and was transported by ambulance to the Verde Valley Medical Center and has since been released. Officer continues with follow-up care as a result of his injuries.

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