VCU news

By Mike Porter

Virginia Commonwealth University Police are seeking the public's help in locating a Richmond man wanted for dragging an officer with his car following a traffic stop earlier this month.

Police are searching for 18-year-old Zorin Amadd Holton, who goes by the nickname "Zoe" and has "Zoe" tattooed on his right hand.  Anyone with information about Holton is asked to call VCU Police at (804) 828-1196.

Police say the incident happened just before 1 a.m. on Feb. 1 when an officer observed a vehicle turn from North Harrison Street on to West Cary Street against one-way traffic.  The officer stopped the vehicle in the 1000 block of West Cary Street and asked for the man's driver's license. During the conversation, the driver grabbed the officer's arm, pulled her partially into the vehicle and drove off with the officer hanging onto the car's window, according to police.

The driver eventually slowed down, allowing the officer to jump off along the 700 block of West Cary Street.  The driver continued east. He was later identified as Holton, police said.  

The officer suffered minor injuries and was treated at the VCU Medical Center.

A felony warrant has been issued for Holton's arrest on a charge of attempted capital murder.