Deputies arrest Gainesville man after electric scooter escape attempt

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – A man was arrested Friday night after attempting to flee Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies on an electric scooter.

Deputies say they responded to the BP gas station on 6550 SW Arched Road, where Magdiel Sanchez-Morales, 24, of Gainesville, was allegedly arguing with another man.

When Sanchez-Morales saw deputies pulling into the gas station, he began riding away on his electric scooter, according to the report…

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