WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Palm Beach County man is facing multiple felony charges after deputies say he fled a traffic stop, resisted arrest, and repeatedly struck a sheriff’s office K-9 during a confrontation Saturday.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said one of their deputies first encountered 30-year-old Diego Alberto Cisneros around 11:40 a.m. on Feb. 14 while stopped at a red light on Belvedere Road at North Haverhill Road. The deputy reported that Cisneros, driving a gray Nissan Altima with a dark license plate cover, made an improper lane change and failed to yield to another vehicle. The deputy attempted a traffic stop, but investigators say Cisneros briefly slowed before making a U-turn, causing the deputy to activate his siren.
The affidavit stated Cisneros accelerated away, made another U-turn within seconds, and ran a red light as he fled. The deputy disengaged from the attempted stop, citing safety and agency policy, but later used an ID system to identify the Altima’s license plate. The deputy reported he was able to match Cisneros to the vehicle after comparing him to his driver’s license photo. Records showed Cisneros had no valid driver’s license and an active felony warrant for fleeing and eluding from an unrelated 2025 case…