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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 11/18/2009
SUBJECT: UPDATE: Disturbance at Central High School
BY: Officer Brad Wick, Information Coordinator

NATURE OF INCIDENT: UPDATE: Disturbance at Central High School
CASE NO.: 09400046
INCIDENT DATE: 11/18/2009
INCIDENT TIME: 8:51 AM
INCIDENT LOCATION: Central High School, 800 East Central Entrance

Today at 8:51 AM, Duluth Police squads responded to Central High School to assist the Central High School Resource Officer who was attempting to stop an assault suspect from fleeing in a vehicle. While attempting to stop the vehicle, the School Resource officer is nearly run over.   
 
A description of the suspect vehicle was given out along with a possible destination. The officer was also able to identify the driver as Nathan Allen Drift, age 25 of Duluth. Squads respond to the 1000 block of East 7th Street and locate the vehicle and Drift in the alley. Drift is eventually taken into custody.
 
This morning’s incident began when Drift attempted to run over a student in the Central High School parking lot.  The School Resource Officer responded to the parking lot and in their attempt to stop the vehicle and Drift, is also nearly run over. School surveillance of the parking lot captured a good portion of the incident on video.
 
Drift was transported to the St. Louis County Jail where he is being held on two counts of Second Degree Assault and two counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder.
 
The investigation into the incident is ongoing at this time and no further details are available.