NEWPORT BEACH
Jeffrey Wayne Minor, the Irvine man accused of assaulting a Newport Beach police officer, failed to appear Thursday at a court hearing, authorities said. Minor, 30, also missed a court hearing in Riverside County last week in connection with a 1993 vehicular manslaughter conviction. Authorities believe he may be hiding in Riverside County, where family and friends live, or may try to leave the country.
Minor was scheduled to appear at the Harbor Justice Center to enter a plea on the assault charge. The officer, Kristen O’Donnell, 23, was injured Dec. 20 when Minor allegedly dragged her with his car during a traffic stop.
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