Police: Man drove ATV at officer

QUEENSBURY -- A Queensbury man has been charged with felony attempted assault for nearly running down a Warren County sheriff's officer while driving an all-terrain vehicle, police said.

Ian A. Carter, 41, of Farr Lane was charged with attempted second-degree assault and the misdemeanor of second-degree reckless endangerment in the Oct. 25 incident in woods off Old Forge Road, according to the Warren County Sheriff's Office.

He is accused of driving a four-wheeler at sheriff's Patrol Officer Greg Dunn when Dunn responded to complaints about four-wheelers in the area, police said. Dunn had signaled for Carter to stop, but Carter went by him at an estimated 30 mph, forcing Dunn to jump out of the way, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Dunn was able to note part of the license plate number on the vehicle, and sheriff's Communications Officer Lisa Mansfield traced it to a Glens Falls man, police said. That man told police he sold it to Carter, and Carter was found to have the ATV in question at his home, police said.

Carter faces six traffic tickets in addition to the criminal charges. He was released on $500 bail pending prosecution in Queensbury Town Court.

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