Drone Used by Police to Catch Suspect in O’Fallon, Missouri

Drone used by police to catch suspect in O’Fallon, Missouri

The O’Fallon Missouri Police Department released drone video on Aug. 19 showing the arrest of a suspect along Highway K who police say struck his wife in the head with a pistol and fled the scene.

O'Fallon Drone Tracks Gun-Assault Suspect Fleeing Highway K Business

A 911 caller reported that a man had struck a woman in the face with a gun at a business along Highway K, and by the time officers reached the scene, a police drone was already tracking him from above. The man was taken into custody without incident, and officers recovered a firearm and ammunition from him at the scene. He now faces several charges, according to the department's account of the arrest. The department, in a post on O'Fallon Missou…