LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio — The State Freeway Patrol issued a Blue Alert early Thursday morning after a trooper was shot and wounded by a suspect in Northwest Ohio.
The trooper, Josef Brobst, was taken to the hospital after the taking pictures at about 1:38 a.m. on Interstate 75 in Hancock County. Info on his situation was not accessible.
The Freeway Patrol recognized a suspect within the taking pictures at Robert Tramaine Hathorn, 42. Hathorn is 5-foot-10, 225 kilos, with black hair and brown eyes. He was driving a black 2016 Chevy Suburban with Michigan plates. The alert didn’t point out the place Hathorn is likely to be heading.
People ought to name 911 or 1-877-262-3764 if the suspect or car is seen.
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