CHESTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A police chief is injured and a woman is dead following an involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault incident early Sunday.
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say Chief Calvin Wilson of the Honey Brook Borough Police Department conducted a traffic stop around 1:07 a.m. on a tan 2003 Toyota Tacoma in the 3700 block of Horseshoe Pike.
The vehicle was being driven by 57-year-old John Lewis Knecht Jr. with 36-year-old Brandie Marie Beiseigel in the front seat.
Wilson found that Knecht Jr. had an active arrest warrant for probation violations stemming from a drug arrest.
Police say Wilson tried to take Knecht Jr. into custody, but he resisted arrest while in the driver's side door area of the Tacoma.
Wilson was struck by the car during the struggle and suffered moderate injuries to his torso and lower body that left him hospitalized, officials say.
According to PSP, Beiseigel was thrown from the passenger door area and was hit by the car while Knecht Jr. tried to avoid being caught. Beiseigel reportedly sustained severe injuries and was taken to a hospital where she later died.
Investigators found Knecht Jr. at a home in Berks County. Officials say he was found hiding in a crawl space and was taken in by police after a brief struggle.
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