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On Tuesday, March 7th, 2023, at approximately 11:30 am, Deputy Jeckovich observed a suspicious male acting erratically, then entering a vehicle at a gas station in Palm Coast.
Deputy Jeckovich followed the vehicle as it left the gas station and determined the vehicle’s license plate did not belong on the vehicle. Deputy Jeckovich attempted to stop the vehicle, but it fled.
Deputy Somer positioned himself ahead of the suspect’s vehicle and utilize his agency-issued Stop Sticks on the on-ramp. The Stop Sticks struck the vehicle’s tires, causing them to rapidly deflate.
Seconds later, Deputies located the vehicle disabled. A black male was observed exiting the vehicle and running across the lanes of the highway into the residential neighborhood. At that time, the vehicle was determined to have been reported stolen from Miami, FL.
Deputies quickly surrounded the area and using K-9 assistance located a subject matching the description of the fleeing suspect.
Through investigative techniques, deputies were able to confirm that the subject in question was the driver of the stolen vehicle who fled across the highway.
deputies and the FCSO K-9 located two handguns in the grass near where the suspect was apprehended. Deputies also discovered the suspect had burglarized an unoccupied vehicle in the neighborhood while attempting to evade capture and had stolen items from the vehicle which were now in his possession. Deputies managed to link the firearms and the burglary to the suspect, adding to his long list of charges.
He was arrested and charged with Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Fleeing to Elude, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Resisting an Officer without Violence, Burglary of an Unoccupied Conveyance, Petit Theft and Driving with No Valid License.
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