An Allentown police officer surrendered to authorities on Thursday after he was accused of pistol-whipping a suspect who was trying to surrender following a police chase.
Officer Abviud Carvajal is charged with felony aggravated assault stemming from a police chase that ended in Whitehall Township on July 23. The chase started after police said Thomas Kravitz, of Philadelphia, threatened a woman with a gun and fled from officers.
“He struck an Allentown police vehicle and pulled away while another officer was trying to get him out of the truck,” said Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin Holihan…