Sheriff's Officer Beaten at Traffic Stop on Grand Island

(WBEN) A Grand Island man is charged with attempted murder of a police officer, accused of shutting an officer's hand in his car window at a traffic stop, and then beating the officer with the help of an alleged atttack from his girlfriend and a pit-bull. The Erie County Sheriff's office says that Sammy Abdellatif ( pictured L) is charged with attempted murder, a class one felony. His girlfriend, Brittany Ashley Graser ( also pictured) is also charged with felony assault and related charges. Police say she assisted Abdelatif during the incident on East River Road and jumped on Deputy Clark's back while Abdellatif had him in a choke hold. -- MORE...