Don’t drink and drive.
A Florida man casually supplied pursuing deputies a vodka spritzer in the midst of a automotive chase after he allegedly stole a number of gadgets from a comfort retailer, authorities mentioned.
Deputies with the Highlands County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to the Spring Lake Market on Saturday after Richard Christopher Smith, 39, allegedly took gadgets from a market, together with a number of alcoholic drinks, and walked out.
When the deputies arrived, Smith fled in a automobile, prompting a pursuit, the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
“It was during this pursuit when Smith held a can of Ketel One vodka spritz out the window as he drove by a deputy trying to get him to stop, telling the deputy ‘I was just going to give you a drink, that’s it’ as he passed,” the sheriff’s workplace mentioned.
“We don’t know if he was expecting us to just say ‘Cheers!’ and let him go, or what.”
The chase ended a couple of minutes later within the parking zone of a enterprise on the Sebring Regional Airport.
After his toast, Smith, who’s a Miami resident, tried to ram two patrol autos as all 4 of his tires had been flattened by spike strips, police mentioned.
He was unfazed as he calmly tried to stroll away from the scene – which was surrounded by deputies – whereas puffing on a cigarette, authorities mentioned.
“You guys had fun, though, right?” he requested them.
He was ultimately Tased in the midst of his smoke break and arrested.
Smith is charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a regulation enforcement officer, battery on a regulation enforcement officer, two counts of resisting arrest, DUI, refusal to undergo a DUI check and petit theft.
His bond was set at $120,000.
