On December 27th, 2024, deputies in Flaggler County were alerted by a loss prevention employee about a theft in progress. The suspect, Steven Grogan, had fled the store on a bicycle with a stolen six-pack of beer. Echo 226 Flagler's fleeing through the parking lot on a bicycle trying to get a stop now. [Music] Stop. Stop. Stop right now. Dude, you better stop. I'm telling you. Better stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop the bike now. Get off the bike. >> Hey, get off the bike. Get off. I'm telling you. >> I'm telling you right now. >> I do. >> Get off my gun. >> You get off. >> I'm going to [ __ ] tase you. >> Get off of me. >> I'm going to [ __ ] tase you. >> I'm going to [ __ ] tase you. >> Seriously, stop. >> Dude, let go of my [ __ ] gun right now. >> I'm going to shoot you. >> Please. I'm going to shoot you. >> I really am trying to get shot in the head. >> I'm telling you. >> Instead, >> I'm going to [ __ ] take you. you're trying to do. >> Well, I got to get him off my >> No. Stop. >> Seriously. >> No. >> Let go. >> Stop. >> of my [ __ ] gun. >> Stop. Stop. >> Please stop. Please. Please. I'm not going to hurt anyone. >> I'm just trying to get away. >> You're not getting away by holding on to the gun. >> I'm telling you to let go of my gun right now. I didn't say to do this. >> Stop. >> Please help me. Stop. Let go of that [ __ ] yourself and let go of theing God, man. >> You're about to get tased. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> I called for help. >> Please. >> Roll over on your back now. On your belly now. >> Roll over on your belly. >> Roll over on your belly. You're going to get tased. >> You're going to get tased. >> Please let me go. >> I'm telling you, you're going to get tased. >> You're going to get tased. >> I work for you guys. >> Shoot me in the head. >> I don't want to do this. You're going to get tased. >> All right. Stay back. Stay back. Yes, sir. >> Get it down. >> Get down. >> Stop. Get on the ground. >> Echo 226. Tango deployed. Roll over on your back. On your belly. >> Stomach. Get >> roll on your stomach now. Stop. Stop it. >> Stop it. >> Get on the ground. Stop. Get on the ground. >> Stop it. Get on the ground. Stop. Get on the ground. >> Stop. Stop. >> Stop it. You're going to get tased again. >> Stop it. Get on the ground. >> Stop it. >> Get on the ground. >> No. >> Stop. Roll over. Resist it. >> Get off. >> Stop. >> Stop it. >> Stop. Stop it. >> Give me a cuff. Give me a cuff. No. >> Give me a cuff. Stop. Seriously, man. >> Stay down. >> No. >> Stop. Please. Please. Stop it. >> Stop resisting or you're going to get tased again. >> You got him that time. Roll him over. Spearling. Roll him to the right. >> Roll the other way. Other way. Other way. >> I worked for you guys. >> Which way do you want him? >> That way to do what you guys need me to do. >> Bring your arm out cuz I need a 65. Everybody else down to go secure. We're going to be behind uh mattress. My car is >> unlocked window down >> down one of those aisles right over there. >> This thing I saw him take a couple swings at him and that's all good. >> Yeah. [Applause] >> 17 years it took me to tell you to somebody. >> It's my first one. Where's the bike? >> It's up against the curb right over there. I grabbed a hold of him riding the bike. He went over the side, swung on me. >> I'm trying to try to run over. >> Yeah. >> 17 years it took me to tase somebody. >> There you go. >> Please. Sir, >> you have anything on you? Any weapons? Any drugs? Anything that's going to poke? Nope. >> What's your name, sir? >> What's that? >> Do you have any medical history? >> Say it again. >> Psychosis. Do you take medication? Those might be his. >> Were they by the bike? >> Those are actually mine, but uh he put them in one of his boots >> and got them out. >> We'll uh we'll clean those off. >> Yeah, I think those were his, but these >> reading glasses are mine. >> Oh, okay. >> Yeah, but these these were mine. >> We'll get them cleaned off. >> Okay. [Music] >> Sure. How are you? >> We're going to we're going to stand you up. Okay, do me a favor. Bend this knee up. >> Okay, we got to bend this leg. >> All right, we're going to help you up. 1 2 3. >> Yeah, he was ripping him out as it was sparking him. >> So, he's on something. [Music] >> Oh, hang on. Sorry. >> Hold barely. Is everyone okay? >> What's that? >> There's been a lot of crazy stuff going on in my head. >> Yeah. >> I just want to know. Do you know anything? Like is any is everyone okay? Like is any any just kind of straight answer you could give me, man? >> Yeah. Everyone's not everyone's not. I'm the one that I don't know how much you remember from what was going through your head, man. But I'm the one that you fought. I'm the one that you were punching and elbowing. >> And I I imagined the whole thing before, but it wasn't supposed to happen then. >> Yeah. Well, everyone's good, man. It was a bad choice, a bad decision. It happens. Got to move forward and make better choices, though. Okay. >> Good. >> Huh? Yeah, it is possible from this junction. >> Anything's possible, man. Anything's possible. >> Every step of the way, I've been trying to make I have been making the best decisions that could be made, you know, >> but we'll call today a little speed bump. >> All right. >> Okay. >> I don't hold no hard feelings, man. >> I appreciate it, sir, cuz >> I swear to you. I swear to God and on everything I was just going to run away again. >> I would not have hoped you. >> Well, like I said, we'll call today a little speed bump. Made a bad decision. Got to answer for that decision now and move forward. All right. >> Hey, that second taser though. Oh my god. >> That was a good one, wasn't it? >> Oh man. >> I tell you, man. That's why I asked if you were under the influence anything cuz that first one That's true. >> You hate your swear and you ripped it right out. >> Yeah. >> That don't normally happen. >> But I'll tell you this much too. >> You have the pleasure. I've been doing this job 17 years, Steve. >> 17 years I've been doing this. And you, my man, >> are the first person I have ever used my taser on. >> Really? >> That should tell you something right there. I'm not one to pull that thing out very often. >> Yeah, that's crazy. >> That second one locked you up, man. That's 50,000 volts. >> I almost couldn't stand, but I was like, >> oh, you went down and you got right back up. >> I was like, that was way that's way too savage for if I could if I even can. I'm just No, I'm just going to let that one shock me. Yeah, >> that would lock you up. >> Steven Grogan's theft quickly escalated into a violent confrontation and a full arrest. His charges include pettit theft, resisting arrest with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer, and assault on a law enforcement officer.