MIRAMAR, FLA. (WSVN) - Miramar Police arrested a man who, they said, hopped into police cruiser after he was shocked with a Taser by officers — twice — and made a smashing getaway, but he wouldn’t get far.
Forty-year-old Marques Johnson was taken into custody after he resisted arrest before stealing and crashing a Miramar Police squad car.
The overnight collision occurred on Southwest 26th Street, near Miramar Boulevard, just after 2 a.m. on Friday.
Video footage showed a Miramar Police cruiser crashed into a community’s security gate before being towed away.
The busted gate was dismantled and thrown out on Friday afternoon.
“It was really, really loud,” said a woman who heard the crash.
Police said someone called 911 after Johnson banged on their door in the middle of the night. Once Miramar Police arrived at the scene, the suspect made verbal threats to authorities and aggressively confronted them.
“My brother was outside, just taking out the trash, and the man started following him home and then started banging on the door,” said a witness.
As the witness waited, the banging of the door grew louder.
“I’m sure you can hear that. That’s him,” said the witness.
Police said Johnson charged police and was threatening. Despite deploying the Taser on him, Johnson managed to climb onto a police car and drive away. He fled the scene before plowing through the gate.
As police followed behind, the suspect inside the stolen vehicle crashed again, directly in front of the street, into another gate, stopping the car.
Officers took Johnson into custody and reported no injuries to civilians or police during this incident.
“Now we’re left with this damage and concerned, that’s the problem,” the female said.
Miramar Fire Rescue transported the suspect to Memorial Regional Hospital for an evaluation.
It was a worrisome night for residents not used to such commotion.
“We are very concerned as residents of Miramar. We have been living in this community for almost 15 years, and nothing like that has happened,” said the woman who heard the crash.
Johnson is expected to face serious charges once he is released from the hospital. His next stop is likely jail.
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