Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A man accused of opening fire on a SWAT team trying to arrest him and critically wounding an Ohio police officer has been denied bond and remains in jail on charges including felonious assault.
A Franklin County Municipal Court judge on Tuesday ordered 44-year-old Columbus resident Lincoln Rutledge held without bond. The judge says he has concerns for the public’s safety if Rutledge is released from jail.
Court records don’t list an attorney for Rutledge.
Columbus police say Rutledge shot SWAT Officer Steven M. Smith and held police at bay for several hours Sunday.
Rutledge’s former employer and others have said he has behaved erratically recently.
Authorities said in court Tuesday that Smith was shot in the head and remains on life support.
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