Flagler County deputies make arrest after chase on I-95

BUNNELL, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on I-95 after a chase Saturday.

Deputies assisted the Bunnell Police Department’s officers to apprehend Tavarius Stokes, 23, who had multiple outstanding warrants out of Volusia County, officials said.

Bunnell officers began investigating a domestic violence case Friday when Stokes allegedly threatened to kill his child's mother during a custody dispute, the Sheriff's Office said.

Around 2 p.m. Saturday, officers received a call that Stokes had allegedly pulled a gun on his child's mother and then fled in a red 2012 Suzuki, which had been reported stolen earlier that day, deputies said.

That's when the Flagler County Sheriff's Office stepped in to help the police department track Stokes down, after a deputy spotted the red Suzuki on State Road 100.

Deputies tried to pull the car over, but it fled and made it onto I-95.

Deputies pursued the vehicle south on I-95 until deputies eventually caught up with Stokes near State Road 40.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly personally took part in the chase.

A second person was in the car, but officials did not say if that person would face charges.

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