VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County deputies said they arrested a man who dived into a swamp after stealing a car.
Deputies said Earl Dorey was spotted in a stolen vehicle on Wednesday.
They later found that vehicle abandoned near DeLeon Springs State Park.
Investigators said Dorey ran into a swamp, and the tense moments were captured on a deputy’s body-worn camera video.
“He’s got a gun! Drop the gun!,” deputies can be heard yelling at the suspect as they sloshed through the swamp with a K-9 unit.
Watch the VSO body-worn camera video below:
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Deputies said they officially caught Dorey early Friday afternoon.
“His only complaint today is that he’s thirsty and his legs hurt,” they said.
After a hospital check-up, they said Dorey will be booked into jail on his warrants and new charges of aggravated assault on an officer, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, fleeing from law enforcement, and possession of methamphetamine.
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