Little Rock police say they have arrested a 35-year-old man in a Sunday hit-and-run that injured an officer and a suspect he was arresting.
Keith Hearnsberger of Little Rock surrendered shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday, according to a news release, and was charged with two counts of second-degree battery, reckless driving, and hit and run with injury.
Hearnsberger is an assistant principal at McClellan High School, Little Rock School District spokeswoman Pamela Smith confirmed in an email. He has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation, she said.
The 35-year was hired to his current position July 24, according to the district. He worked as a music teacher at J.A. Fair High School from August 2007 to July 2011, Smith said.
A "maroon sedan or crossover type vehicle" struck Lt. Johnny Gilbert and a suspect he was escorting about 12:40 a.m. Sunday, according to authorities. The suspect, Daryl Johnson, 25, of North Little Rock, suffered minor injuries, police previously said.
Gilbert was working an off-duty security detail for an event at 1102 W. Daisy Gatson Bates Drive at the time of the incident, according to a police report.
He was still in a local hospital in serious but stable condition as of Tuesday afternoon, Police Department spokesman Steve Moore wrote in an email. Johnson was also reportedly still in the hospital in stable condition.
The vehicle involved in the hit-and-run has been recovered and is being processed for evidence, according to the Tuesday news release.
Records show Hearnsberger remained at the Pulaski County as of 6 p.m. Monday. No bail had been set.
Read Tuesday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reporter Hunter Field contributed to this story.