'Put Me In The Car Or I Will Kill You,' Montco Man Told Cop After Assault: DA

PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, PA — The Montgomery County man who authorities said repeatedly ran over a police officer in Plymouth Township on Friday is a college student and the son of a high profile Montgomery County lawyer.

Dalton Lee Janiczek, 21, of Lower Gwynedd, attends Loyola Marymount University, where he competes on the men's crew team, according to his student biography.

His bio also notes that he is the son of attorney Lee Janiczek, a partner at a top Philly law firm called Lewis Brisbois. The firm is one of the largest in the nation, according to its website.

Additional threats after arrest

Janiczek fled from the scene of the Double Tree Hotel in Plymouth Meeting, where he had intentionally ran over an officer who was trying to put a tourniquet on a leg wound, authorities said.

Janiczek then drove his Mercedes G Wagon, a luxury vehicle retailing at around $148,000, from the hotel to Fountain Road and then left onto Walton Road, officials said.

Once on Walton, Janiczek swerved into oncoming traffic to slam head-on into a Plymouth Township patrol car, the district attorney's office said.

See previous coverage: Man Ran Over Plymouth Twp. Cop Repeatedly, Injured 1 Other: DA

Officers on scene were able to take Janiczek into custody.

"Put me in the car or I will kill you," Janiczek told officers, according to the criminal complaint.

Two officers were injured. The officer who Janiczek repeatedly ran over was taken to the ICU, where he underwent emergency surgery. The second officer, injured during the head-on collision, was also treated at the hospital.

Both are in stable condition, authorities said.

What is known about Dalton Lee Janiczek

Janiczek's motivations for the attack remain unclear, and authorities have not publicly speculated on the potential cause.

Police had attempted to pull him over for erratic driving just hours before on Skippack Pike in Whitpain Township. However, he sped over the median of the road to escape, police said.

When the Plymouth officer tracked him to the Double Tree, he turned violent, according to the DA.

His arrest record shows numerous driving-related charges from this summer, including careless driving, speeding, passing where prohibited, and driving an unregistered vehicle, court documents show.

Before attending Loyola Marymount, he graduated from La Salle College High School in Springfield Township.

Court dates

Janiczek was booked without bail at Montgomery County Correctional Facility. He's charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, and related counts.

A preliminary hearing is set for Nov. 4.