Florida Police Chase Ends In PIT Dashcam and Helicopter View

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On Saturday, June 23, 2018, Deputy Christian Guerra was conducting proactive security at the Pryme Nightclub located at 9355 SE Maricamp Road in Silver Springs Shores when he observed a driver, later identified as Patrick Rodriguez Emanuel (DOB: 07/13/1993), commit a traffic infraction and saw that there was an alert on the vehicle’s tag due to the driver having a suspended license. Deputy Guerra attempted to conduct a traffic stop and Emanuel proceeded to flee.

A pursuit was then initiated and Deputy Guerra, his fellow MCSO deputies, MCSO's Air One, K9 and Belleview Police Department officers worked together to pursue the suspect. Deputy Guerra then conducted a successful P.I.T. (Precision Mobilization Technique) maneuver and disabled Emanuel's vehicle at the intersection of Maricamp and Baseline Roads. Emanuel then ran through a wooded area on foot and K9 Deputy Alan Lee and his K9 partner "Zeus" were able to track directly to Emanuel's location with the help of Deputy Guerra and Air One. Emanuel was taken into custody without incident. Deputies later found Methamphetamine, Heroin and other drugs in Emanuel's vehicle. Upon further review of his dash camera video, Deputy Guerra saw that Emanuel was wearing a backpack when he bailed out of his car after the PIT maneuver, but he did not have the backpack on his person when he was apprehended. After reviewing Air One's video, Deputy Guerra and other deputies were able to pinpoint where Emanuel dropped the backpack and located it Monday morning. A crack pipe was found inside that backpack. Emanuel has been charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Possession of a Controlled Substance without a Prescription, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving with no Valid Driver's License, Resisting without Violence, and Fleeing and Eluding a Police Officer while Lights and Sirens Activated. Emanuel also had an outstanding warrant for VOP: Possession of Marijuana less than 20 grams. He was arrested and transported to the Marion County Jail.