BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said David Lee Grisham, 41, was arrested on Friday after leading deputies on a foot chase when he ditched a stolen vehicle.
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According to a news release, sheriff’s deputies recognized a grey Ford Ranger pick-up truck that the Cocoa Police had reported stolen. After spotting the stolen truck on Pineda Street in Cocoa driven by Grisham deputies attempted to apprehend him.
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The sheriff’s office said the suspect pulled into a driveway and immediately ran on foot.
The sheriff’s office’s K-9 Team and a helicopter tracked down Grisham, who was hiding under a trailer in the backyard of a home on Bay Avenue, according to investigators.
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The sheriff’s office said Grisham was arrested and is being held without bail at Brevard County jail.
The charges include grand theft auto, robbery with a firearm, resisting arrest, and possession of cocaine, the Sheriff’s office said.
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