Police have filed more charges against a man accused of running down three East Hartford police officers who were investigating a drug case on Jan. 5.
Police said Kevin McNeilly, 52, bought heroin in Hartford, then went to the parking lot of the Hampton Inn and Suites in East Hartford to shoot up and "floored it" to get away from a security guard approached him, then crashed into the police officers who approached him because they believed there was a drug transaction.
McNeilly backed his car into two officers, who were on foot, and hit a third officer when he drove out of the lot, according to police, and officers fired their weapons, but McNeilly was not hit and continued to flee until losing part of a tire and crashing into a gate.
Police eventually caught up with him on Knollwood Road and took him into custody after shooting him with a stun gun to get him under control.
McNeilly was originally charged with engaging police in a pursuit, interfering with police, possession of narcotics and tampering with evidence.
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Now police have added on charges including two counts of attempt to commit murder, three counts of assault of a public safety employee, three counts of reckless endangerment in the first degree, two counts of first-degree assault, interfering with an officer and six counts of criminal mischief in the third degree.
According to court records, McNeilly has an extensive criminal history that includes 33 arrests since 1981 on burglary and larceny charges, authorities said.
He is being held on bond of $800,000 and is due in court on April 13.
Police said his next appearance will most likely be in the Hartford court.
