A JOHNSON CITY COUPLE ACCUSED OF STRIKING A CITY POLICE OFFICER WITH THEIR CAR THIS PAST WEEKEND ARE BEHIND BARS. THE UNNAMED MAN AND WOMAN FACE ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES AFTER STRIKING THE OFFICER WHO REMAINS HOSPITALIZED. AUTHORITIES SAID THE OFFICER WAS DRAGGED 15 FEET BY THE COUPLE’S VEHICLE BEFORE HE DROPPED ONTO THE ROAD AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET THE DRIVER TO STOP. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THE COUPLE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR COCAINE AND METH IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. JOHNSON CITY POLICE CHIEF JOHN LOWERY IS EXPECTED TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY CONCERNING THE ARRESTS.