Fairview Heights man who said he rammed police car on purpose is charged

A Fairview Heights man has been charged after authorities say he rammed a police squad car on Wednesday, forcing it into another vehicle during a traffic stop on Old Collinsville Road, just south of Frank Scott Parkway.

St. Clair County State’s Attorney Jim Gomric’s office charged Keajion L. Jennings, of the 300 block of Union Avenue, with criminal damage to government-supported property, two counts of aggravated battery, and one count of aggravated assault.

According to charging documents, the incident left a 2021 Ford Explorer — used as a Fairview Heights Police Department squad car — with more than $10,000 in damage…

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