COLUMBUS – A rare Ohio Blue Alert has been issued by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after a trooper was shot early Thursday in northwest Ohio.
The patrol says Robert Hathorn allegedly shot trooper Josef Brobst on I-75 in of Liberty Township in Hancock County just after 1:30 a.m., according to the alert.
Brobst was taken to the hospital.
Hathorn is believed to be driving a black 2016 Chevy Suburban (MI lic. #C7482198).