An Independence man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a car, dragging a Kansas City, Missouri, police officer with the stolen car, property damage and possession of a controlled substance.

Jesse Lozano-Ramirez, 32, is charged with aggravated fleeing a stop or detention - causes physical injury, property damage, tampering with a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.

A KCMO police officer spotted a stolen black 2015 Acura about 6 p.m. Wednesday in the parking lot of a 7-11 store at Independence Avenue and Benton Boulevard in Kansas City.

The driver had backed the car into a parking space.

Police said the man refused to get out of the car, turned on the car and drove into the officer's patrol car, according to a court document.

The driver

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