Okella Police Department. This is Hillary. How can I help you? >> Hey Ellery, I'm actually sitting in the Wendy's drive-thru on 40 and there's a car sitting at the stop sign with nobody in it and there's like four to five people out and about uh around the car. It looks I can't tell if they're about to fight or what's going on. There are um three uh African-American men, one white lady which looks like she's wearing lingerie. So, I'm pulling away now. I just wanted to let you guys know. >> On May 10th, 2025, officers with the Ocala Police Department responded to a disturbance in the parking lot of a Wendy's in Ocala, Florida. While on route, they received additional reports that a person at the scene had brandished a rifle. As officers arrived, the suspect fled in a white sedan, triggering a vehicle pursuit. westbound. We got to get a stop speed. coming up about 73 mph approaching signal for my number one northbound on [cheering] >> approximately 50 mph. sign up. >> We just signal for a sign. [screaming] [cheering] I need another unit here with me. >> 6987. He's taking off again. Going eastbound 21 ZONE ONE OPD. IN THE BACK side to the >> Stop. STOP. PUT THE GUN DOWN. PUT IT DOWN NOW. I WILL SHOOT YOU. PUT THE GUN DOWN. >> PUT IT DOWN. >> You got a long gun. >> Go ahead and get some. >> PUT IT DOWN. >> SET UP. >> PUT THE GUN DOWN. NO, I WILL SHOOT TOO. >> GOT A signal zero rifle. It's like an AR still. >> The guy chasing him with a gun. He dropped a rifle. there. >> Put it on the ground now. On the ground. >> What's your What's your location? Head behind the back now. >> [panting] >> I'm directly in front. I've got him on the ground. Hands behind his back. Me unit to me. I'll drop my cuffs. Keep him right here. >> One on the ground. Is there any out standing? >> 54. I got them right here. Taser deployed. I need a unit with cuffs. >> I need cuffs. >> Where's the firearm? >> He ditched it under a car back there. >> We got officers 102 with signal boards. is the officer that needs cuffed until he's 104. >> I'm 104. He's cuffed. >> He ditched the gun under a car a while back. >> Listen, it's not worth the roll over here. It is smoking. We're going to need five. >> Careful. >> How many times was that vehicle occupied? Just one. >> It was occupied one time. >> Hey, go clear up. Go clean up real quick. Go clean up. Y >> we can probably roll them over and sit them up whenever you guys You know what his name? >> Yeah. >> Hey bud, we're going to roll you over and sit you up. All right, >> which way you want to go? >> Sit him up. >> Yeah, just get him on straight. >> Lan, roll to your right for me, bro. >> Pull those stairc. He was transported to a local hospital for evaluation after sustaining injuries in the crash. Meanwhile, officers spoke with his mother who revealed that he had a history of run-ins with the law. >> Everything that that tag belongs to, >> the motor blew in it within two weeks. The man No, the uh the other one >> the one that the tag belongs to, >> right? And that was registered and everything. Um the man sold me a limit, so I was going to let him get that car. >> Mhm. >> That was going to be my backup car, but I was going to let him use that car. But I needed to put it on the insurance Monday and have it registered. >> You're gonna let the Sean use this car, >> right? >> All right. >> But I told him, um, >> that tag, >> you know, um, not all of that like he couldn't do the tag. >> It had to be G. You had to switch the tag through the DMV. You can't just put it on another car. >> Got you. >> But I guess he put it on another car. >> All right. [snorts] >> And so that car is now wrecked. >> Yeah. You know who he's beefing with right now? >> No. >> Nobody. >> Did he just get out of jail? >> Yes. >> How long ago? >> Not even a month. >> Recent? I was going to say it's been recent. >> Do you know what the charges? >> No, I don't know official charges on any of it. >> Okay. >> Yeah, it's But he's he's still sitting in the car. He doesn't need to go to the hospital. >> No, no, he's not in there. >> Leave somebody in. When I said the car, I meant like our police car. Not that car. No way. >> No, not that car. So, he he he was in the police car, but he he's not gone to the hospital. >> He's going to the hospital. He's got to go get checked out. He was talking alert and everything. So, >> Oh, >> he said it was an elderly guy he was yelling at. >> Yeah, he No, he was just talking to him. He was calling him uncle. He's not his uncle. I'm his mama, so I know that's not his uncle. >> Did he tell you he called him uncle or like does he was he saying uncle this, uncle that? Talk to him directly. >> No, just like >> Okay. Yeah. Just lame. >> Do you know what they were arguing about or talking about? >> They weren't arguing. They were just talking. I wasn't paying attention to nothing this man was saying. >> Uh-huh. And you were just trying to talk to >> I was trying to talk to my son and we got into an argument. So, I left. >> So, what what what how do they turn into an argument? What he said >> with being him? >> Yeah. >> He's been getting on my nerves all day. >> Mhm. >> And I just didn't want to hear no more. So, I started yelling and when I started yelling, um, he got pissed off. And when he got pissed off, >> but when you say when when you say he's been irritating you all day. I mean, what had him what had you and >> he's just annoying. >> What had you and him at the >> at the No, he was at and I was um I was looking for him because my car was gone. >> How'd you know he was there? >> Where at? Cuz I I don't even know where he goes, but I know we used to live over here. >> Mhm. >> And he's only been home less than a month. >> Mhm. Um when he went to jail, we were living over here. >> So he made no people over here. >> So I was just driving over here. I was just driving in circles basically. But I happened to come down this way and see him at >> and when I saw him at I blocked the car. >> Okay. >> And then we got into the argument and then I left. But I heard and then I saw the police coming. And from that point forward, I was just following the police. I've gone down all these side roads, you know. I turned around in the middle of the road, you know, because if y'all went this way and somebody was going that way, I followed the fastest car >> and I just happened to see y'all here. >> Okay. >> And then I just pulled in and um at the bottom of my shoe, not sure what happened because you know what's happening. >> Um and I'm just thankful that he's alive >> because I know it could have went a whole another way. And then I see the car and then I get word again and you say, "No, he's fine." you know, we're just going to take him to the hospital. He pulled himself out, you know. >> Yep. Yep. >> So, I don't know what what are the next steps in >> reference to the car? >> No, I that car is gone. >> Okay. Yeah. No. Well, either way, we'll seize it cuz it's it's now evidence of a crime. >> Okay. I can't do anything with it. So, >> Yep. >> Um but see, it's not in my name either. >> It's still in the name of the person that owner. >> Yeah, because we had to go and get Oh, is this going to get them in trouble? >> No, I'm showing up. No, it's in in the end it's still your car, but he was the one who your son was the one who was driving it. So, in the end, he gets in trouble for everything that's chaotic that happened today. I think there's two other crashes that he that he caused >> before he got to here. >> Two cars or like fences and stuff? >> Cars. >> So, he went through this fence. >> Yes, sir. >> Look at that rock. >> That's she contact information. So, she she can go. She sent it. This is actually registered to someone else. >> Yeah, cuz I just bought it. >> Yeah. >> And he slap he took the tag of the old broken down vehicle and slapped it on there. >> Oh, >> it's unassigned tag. >> So, >> yeah. >> That's why we got no fault state. You You're not pay for your own stuff. >> You that >> sucks. He was charged with multiple offenses, including aggravated assault, aggravated fleeing and eluding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, tampering with evidence, and several other charges. He was later booked into the Marian County Jail. >> You come in here, you run someone over, and guess what? >> Yeah, we got marijuana. That's about a good amount, but that's about it. >> I don't know. You hold that open container or whatever, but bottle is halfway. Oh my gosh. >> Maybe he was drunk with that bottle. I'm a bottle of whiskey today. >> Oh, really?