US EditionMassachusetts Trooper Dragged by Vehicle; Suspect Crosses State Lines
Mason Payne, 23, led a pursuit across three states and dragged a Massachusetts trooper before capture; he was considered armed and dangerous with threats to officers, police said.
- Massachusetts State Police say a traffic stop on Interstate 91 in Holyoke turned violent when Mason L. Payne, 23, struck and dragged a trooper before fleeing into Connecticut.
- On Tuesday, Dover Police responded to a domestic assault and identified Mason Payne as a person of interest before he fled in an older black Audi sedan, possibly with temporary Vermont plates.
- State police warned he was armed with a rifle and wearing body armor, and troopers pursued the Audi near Exit 15 on I-91, deploying helicopters and K-9 units but failing to stop it.
- The Windsor County Sheriff's Office posted that Payne was taken into custody in Stamford, Connecticut, and the Dover Police Department is leading the investigation, though charges remain unclear.
- Regional law enforcement across Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut coordinated the search, urged the public to call 911 with tips, and ended the pursuit for safety near a work zone with lane closures on I-91.
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