Staff Report

Anjum Yakub Dada

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse man was recently arrested after allegedly hitting a man with his vehicle and leaving the scene.

Anjum Yakub Dada, 69, 8162 E. Sunrise Drive, Syracuse, is charged with domestic battery with a deadly weapon and intimidation with a deadly weapon, both level 5 felonies; and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, a class A misdemeanor.

On May 4, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a vehicle accident resulting in injury in a parking lot off of North SR 13 in Syracuse. Upon arrival at the scene, the deputy found a man who was being treated for a head injury after being hit by a vehicle.

According to court documents, the man said that Dada had hit him with a vehicle, which resulted in him being thrown into another vehicle and injuring his head. The man was taken from the scene by medics for further treatment of his injuries.

The deputy spoke with a witness who said he heard yelling and went to investigate. The witness saw the man and Dada verbally arguing. Dada was inside a vehicle and the man was standing outside of the vehicle when the witness heard Dada yell, “I’m going to kill you.”

Dada allegedly hit the accelerator of his vehicle enough to make the tires squeal before hitting the man with the vehicle. The witness described the man going airborne before hitting his head on a nearby vehicle. Dada then left the scene.

Dada was later found and agreed to speak with officers. He said that he was in an argument with the man over a floor jack when the man attempted to punch him. Dada then got into his vehicle and hit the man.

The responding KCSO deputy learned of an active protective order prohibiting the man from having contact with Dada. However, prior to the vehicle incident, Dada initiated the contact between the parties.

Dada was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on May 4, with a $15,250 surety and cash bond.