NY gang member convicted of assaulting trooper - WSJ.com

NY gang member convicted of assaulting trooper - WSJ.com: "reputed street gang member has been convicted of assaulting a state trooper during a brawl that took the combatants across a busy Albany highway, down an embankment and into a ravine.

The Times Union of Albany reports that a jury also found 32-year-old Hector Acevedo guilty Wednesday of resisting arrest and drug possession.

State police say Acevedo had nearly 300 bags of heroin in his car when two troopers pulled him over on Interstate 90 in November 2009.

Authorities say Acevedo fled on foot with Trooper Jeffrey Devine in pursuit. Prosecutors say the two men tumbled down an embankment and ended up alongside the highway, where Acevedo dodged traffic across six lanes as cars screeched to a stop.

He was tackled by Devine at the top of a hill and they landed in a ravine where Acevedo was finally subdued."