Florida man tries to evade police in pond, and figures out quickly he needs air
A pond didn’t prove to be such a great hiding spot for one Florida man.
A suspect wanted for selling drugs was arrested Wednesday, but not before attempting to escape in dramatic fashion, according to a police report from the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office.
Daniel Christopher Booth, 36, was working at his job at a solar power plant in Wellborn on Wednesday when the deputies arrived, according to the report.
Booth ran from the plant to a nearby pond and jumped in.
His plan to evade authorities may have worked had Booth been a fish or Aquaman.
When Booth came up to the surface to take a breath, he was quickly spotted by law enforcement officers as well as the K9 unit.
“Now we can only assume that Mr. Booth has seen one too many action movies and thought he could hide [by] hiding under the water,” read the SCSO’s statement on Facebook. “He didn’t take into account he’s not a fish and had to come up for air and was quickly captured.”
After his “not so great escape,” Booth was taken to the Suwannee County Jail “soaking wet,” with the additional charge of resisting arrest without violence, according to the sheriff’s office.
Many Facebook commenters commended the officers for apprehending Booth and also found a little humor in the situation.
“The good action movies show that you need to hollow out a reed to breathe through.”
“Shoulda used a piece of bamboo as a snorkel like the movies. If you’re gonna run from police, at least be good at it, lol.”
“Looks like a good day fishing, boys.”
“He could have been gator bait.”
This story was originally published January 17, 2020 at 1:05 PM.
