Florida Agency Releases Video of Vehicle Pursuit, Arrest of Man with Rifle
The video shows a white sedan running from police at high speed through residential areas. The vehicle pursuit ended with the sedan crashing through a wooden fence at an apartment complex and rolling over.
Body camera image from the Ocala Police shows the suspect's car crashed after a May 10 vehicle pursuit.
Screen Shot from Ocala PD Video
The Ocala (Florida) Police Department has released video of a vehicle pursuit involving a man who reportedly brandished a rifle at a local Wendy’s and then fled as police responded.
Police say the May 10 incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. and involved 25-year-old Voshon Brown.
The video shows a white sedan running from police at high speed through residential areas. The vehicle pursuit ended with the sedan crashing through a wooden fence at an apartment complex and rolling over.
Body camera footage show the man fleeing the crash on foot while holding a rifle.
“Officer Hernandez quickly followed and successfully apprehended Brown after deploying a TASER,” the Ocala PD said in a statement on Facebook.
“The rifle was recovered from underneath a parked car, and additional evidence, including marijuana and paraphernalia, was discovered in the suspect's vehicle. Brown is a convicted felon,” police added.
Brown was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated assault, aggravated fleeing and eluding, possession of a firearm as a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, and several other charges.
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