Police: Officer trapped under dead tree trunk during chase

A police officer in Charlotte is hospitalized after he became trapped under a tree during a chase on Monday. According to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, an officer was involved in a foot chase along the 2400 block of Finchley Drive, in east Charlotte, around 12:19 p.m. Officers say the suspect was wanted for outstanding warrants. The officer followed the suspect behind a house and as he was climbing over the fence, a dead tree trunk that was lying on the fence fell off pinning the officer underneath.