Suspect charged with attempted murder after striking officer with stolen car in Prince William Co.

Valmiki Deo Chandler, an 18-year-old from Woodbridge, Virginia, has been charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated malicious wounding, felony hit and run, felony eluding, and felony grand larceny auto theft after striking a Prince William County police officer with a stolen vehicle. The officer was hospitalized with a significant head injury but is expected to make a full recovery. Chandler fled on foot but was later arrested by undercover detectives. Both a criminal investigation and an independent administrative investigation are ongoing.