Palatka man on probation arrested for allegedly fleeing from FHP through downtown High Springs

Staff report

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – Maurice Ronell Dumas, 37, was arrested yesterday after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop on I-75 and driving at high speeds through downtown High Springs.

At about 2:33 p.m. on June 16, a Florida Highway Patrol Trooper saw a silver car traveling at 88 mph northbound on I-75 near mile marker 403. The trooper conducted a traffic stop, spoke with Dumas, and noted “an extremely strong smell of burnt marijuana” coming from his vehicle…

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