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Two Facing Charges After Fleeing Driver Crashes Into Deputy’s Vehicle On West Roberts Road
August 18, 2021
Two people are facing charges after a vehicle fled from deputies Tuesday afternoon and later crashed into an unmarked sheriff’s cruiser.
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle but the driver fled. About 3:45 p.m., the vehicle was located in the area of West Roberts Road. The driver attempted to flee again, according to the Florida Highway Patrol, and struck the unmarked ECSO unit at West Roberts Road and Millet Circle.
“When he came out (of Millet Circle), he ran a stop sign and struck an unmarked,” ECSO Commander Andrew Hobbs said. “A large amount of marijuana was found in the vehicle.”
Driver Shernard Laron Johnson, 23, was charged with fleeing and eluding with willful disregard for public safety, possession of marijuana with the intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia and numerous other traffic violations. He was booked into the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $23,000.
The passenger, 18-year old Kadrian Deshon Mathis, was charged with possession of marijuana with the intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $6,000.
There were no injuries reported.
Pictured top: A suspect is taken into custody after a vehicle crashed into an unmarked Escambia County Sheriff’s Office unit Tuesday afternoon on West Roberts Road. Pictured below: The ECSO said a “large amount” of marijuana was found in the suspect vehicle after the crash. Reader submitted and NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Two Facing Charges After Fleeing Driver Crashes Into Deputy’s Vehicle On West Roberts Road”
@SueB You’re exactly right. The driver spent right around six hours in jail for this one.
I remember this vehicle passing me on tuesday afternoon going up chemstrand at a high rate of speed….by the time i got to kingsfield officers were heading all directions. I sat in wendys drive through and eventually saw the officers heading towards west roberts road. Glad they caught these guys….it was a pretty dangerous pass around my vehicle they made.
Judge will slap their hands & back on the streets doing the same.
this seems to be a bad road for trianees crime!!
Let me guess stolen car no insurance.
Ya didn’t think they were going to the store to get candy and other goodies did ya!!!
Imagine that