A man from Ecuador whom Palm Beach Police attempted to pull over during a traffic stop fought with officers and now faces felony charges as well as deportation once his case is finished, according to court records and a police spokesperson.
The 28-year-old man whose address in jail records is listed as a home in Lake Park was arrested Oct. 26 on charges of battery on an officer, resisting an officer with violence, giving a false name to a law-enforcement officer and driving without a driver’s license, having never been issued one, court records show.
The man was in the U.S. on an Ecuadorian passport, according to court records. The incident makes the man subject to deportation, Palm Beach Police Sgt. Michael Ogrodnick said…