Bowling Green Police Department Sgt. Randy Schocke was injured after a Woodburn man drove away while Schocke’s arm was inside his vehicle Tuesday night, according to a city police report.

Police received a complaint of a drunk driver on University Boulevard at 5:48 p.m., according to the report. Schocke and Western Kentucky University Police Department Sgt. Jody Burton, pulled behind the vehicle, driven by Donald Timothy Cherry, 40, 212 Garden St. When Cherry’s vehicle swerved toward another car on University Boulevard, Schocke pulled him over in a parking lot on 12th Avenue, the report said.

Cherry got out of the car, and Schocke asked to him hand his driver’s license to Burton. Cherry got back in the car, while Schocke went to the passenger’s side to speak with Cherry’s passenger. When Cherry reached into the center console to get his driver’s license, Schocke told him he would get it. The officer put his arm into the car. Cherry swore at Schocke, and drove away, according to the report.

Schocke was dragged by the vehicle, before being thrown to the ground. Cherry drove down 12th Avenue, followed by Burton and Schocke. Cherry was found walking down the sidewalk next to the vehicle, parked at Center Street and 12th Avenue. Cherry, who police say was intoxicated, was arrested and charged with first-degree assault on a police officer, first-degree fleeing and evading, driving under the influence (second offense), operating on a suspended license, resisting arrest, and possession of an open container in a motor vehicle.

His passenger, Nancy Lea Cherry, 48, 214 Cherry Way, was arrested on a bench warrant for failure to appear. Both are lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail. Nancy Cherry remains jailed on a $355 cash bond, while Donald Cherry remains on a $5,255.50 cash bond.

Schocke was treated and released from The Medical Center.

Arrest – A Bowling Green man was arrested at 2:45 a.m. today after a traffic stop led to a National Crime Information Center &#8220hit” confirming he was wanted in Ohio County, according to a city police report.

Jeremy Ray Cowles, 34, 5041 Ridgeview Drive, was wanted on charges of DUI, possession of a prescription not in proper container, giving an officer a false name, manufacturing methamphetamine, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance and first-degree wanton endangerment.

Cowles is lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail. He will be extradited to Ohio County.

Arrest – A Bowling Green man was arrested early this morning after a traffic stop led to the discovery of drugs in his vehicle, according to a city police report.

Chad Christopher Farley, 23, 216 White Oak Court, was stopped for driving without taillights at 2:56 a.m., according to the report. Farley produced a Florida driver’s license despite being a Kentucky resident, police said. His state driver’s license was suspended for failure to answer a court summons. A search of the car turned up yellow pills, identified as the prescription drug Klonopin, a plastic bag with marijuana, a glass pipe used to smoke marijuana and an open container of Jack Daniels.

Farley was charged with possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, driving without taillights, operating on a suspended driver’s license and resident using an out-of-state driver’s license. He is lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail on a $750 cash bond.

Arrest – A Franklin man was arrested early this morning after a complaint of a drunk driver in the 400 block of Three Springs Road, according to a city police report.

Adam Dean McMillan, 22, 219 Smiths Lane, was pulled over after his vehicle crossed the center line at 12:05 a.m., according to the report. His eyes were bloodshot, a strong odor of alcohol was around him. He failed a field sobriety test, according to the report. A loaded Smith and Wesson revolver was found under the driver’s seat.

McMillan was charged with first-degree operation of a motor vehicle under the influence and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. He is lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail on a $750 cash bond.

Arrest – A Bowling Green man was arrested Tuesday night for allegedly taking a purse from a home, according to a city police report.

Police responded to a call at 7:41 p.m. The resident told officers Derek Royce Hutchinson and a female acquaintance, were in her apartment using the phone. After they left, she said, her purse was missing. Police spoke with Hutchinson, 18, 1331 Center St., and the acquaintance. Hutchinson led police to a Dumpster, where the purse and its contents were found. Hutchinson told officers he stole the purse, but didn’t realize there was $499 in cash in it, and so he threw it away.

He was charged with receiving stolen property and is lodged in the Warren County Regional Jail in lieu of a $500 cash bond.

Burglary – Between 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, someone broke into an apartment in the 1200 block of Kentucky Street and stole $539, according to a city police report. The victim told police she hid the money in a pillowcase inside the apartment, but she hadn’t told anyone it was there.

Forgery – A Bowling Green man reported Monday someone forged checks with his name and personal information to get cash from Travelsted Liquors, 593 Interstate Drive, according to a report. Between Nov. 10 and Nov. 20, $579 was obtained using the checks. A suspect was identified.

Guilty – A Russellville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of a firearm and distributing crack cocaine in U.S. District Court, according to a release.

Mark Matthews, 32, 1423 Morgan St., admitted that on Aug. 2, 2002, he sold a confidential informant 2.46 grams of crack cocaine at his Russellville residence. Matthews admitted to seling a Smith and Wesson revolver to an informant on June 15, 2002, in Logan County. Matthew was previously convicted of two counts of theft and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, all felony offenses.

Matthews faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, a $1.25 million fine, and three years to life of supervised release. There is no parole in the federal judicial system.

Sentencing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Jan. 5, before Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr. in federal court in Bowling Green.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brian Butler, and investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.