UPDATE: Haywood was released from the Hospital early this afternoon (6/17/20) and was placed under arrest. He is now being housed in the Clay County Jail.
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CLAY COUNTY,Ind – Indiana State Police Detectives are investigating an overnight officer involved shooting at the request of Clay County Sheriff Paul Harden.
It happened this morning (6/17/20) around 3:00 a.m. near Centerpoint.
Troopers say that their investigation shows that around 2:30 a.m. Clay County Deputies were called to a home near the Clay County and Vigo County line off State Road 46.
The caller said that there was a person knocking vigorously on their door but that person left before police could arrive.
A short time later, a Clay County Deputy saw a vehicle, meeting the description from the original call, traveling eastbound on State Road 46 near County Road 150 West, at a high rate of speed.
The Deputy then attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect fled. The subject in the pursued vehicle began to discard items from the moving vehicle, which would later be discovered as improvised explosive devices.
The pursuit continued onto County Road 100 East and County Road 300 North, in Clay County, where the subject failed to negotiate a turn, traveling off the roadway. It was at that time that the pursuing Deputy caught up to the vehicle, but the subject had maneuvered the vehicle back onto the roadway and proceeded to drive the vehicle directly at the Deputy. Since the Deputy felt his life was in danger, the Deputy then discharged his duty weapon at the subject. The subject continued north on County Road 100 East before stopping and exiting the vehicle, attempting to run on foot. A Clay County K-9 officer was released at that time, and the subject was subdued.
23-year-old Marion Tanner Joseph Haywood, of Owensburg, Indiana was given first aid and taken to Regional Hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries and currently remains hospitalized. No Deputies were injured.
The Indiana State Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) out of Indianapolis arrived on the scene and used K-9 units and special tools to inspect the items within the subject’s vehicle and that were discarded onto State Road 59.
Officers neutralized the discarded items..
Haywood will be placed into custody once he is released from Regional Hospital.
He is also wanted on an active warrant out of Monroe County for domestic battery with a deadly weapon.
Clay County Deputy Hunter Gambil is the deputy involved in this incident. He has been placed on administrative leave, which is customary in officer-involved shooting incidents.
Deputy Gambil has one and half years of service to the department.