Tools thrown at deputies during ‘wild’ chase of stolen F-250, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says

Two radical were arrested Monday aft a pursuit of a stolen pickup truck, during which tools were hurled astatine deputies, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The pursuit — which Sheriff Rick Staley described it arsenic “a chaotic and 1 of the astir bizarre chases I person seen successful my career” — was captured connected dashboard camera video.

On Monday, the Sheriff’s Office said, deputies tried to halt a Ford F-250, which was reported stolen from Jacksonville, that was traveling connected State Road 100, but the operator did not stop.

Deputies said they deployed Stop Sticks, which flattened 3 of the truck’s tires, but the motortruck continued onto State Road 11.

While connected State Road 11, according to the Sheriff’s Office, the driver, identified by deputies arsenic 44-year-old Shane Hendricks, began throwing tools astatine pursuing deputies earlier climbing done a model into the furniture of the motortruck portion the passenger, identified by deputies arsenic 44-year-old Tammy Pecor, took implicit driving. Deputies said Hendricks continued to propulsion items from the motortruck bed, including a ample bluish toolbox, a stamping instrumentality and a sledgehammer.

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The motortruck yet came to a stop, and Hendricks and Pecor were removed from the vehicle, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said Hendricks was arrested connected charges of usurpation of probation, fleeing and eluding instrumentality enforcement officers with lights and sirens on, throwing a deadly rocket astatine vehicles, petit theft, reckless driving, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of cause paraphernalia, aggravated battle connected a instrumentality enforcement officer, driving portion licence is suspended with knowledge, and battle connected a instrumentality enforcement officer.

The Sheriff’s Office said Pecor was arrested connected charges of fleeing and eluding instrumentality enforcement officers, throwing a deadly rocket astatine vehicles, aggravated battle connected a instrumentality enforcement officer, petit theft, expansive theft of a centrifugal vehicle, driving portion licence is suspending, and reckless driving.

Both person erstwhile arrests, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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