Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jeffrey David Emminger, 52, was arrested yesterday after allegedly driving away at over 80 mph after a police officer told him he would be arrested if he tried to drive around officers to get to his home, where he wanted to recover his cat.
At about 6:19 p.m. on April 19, Emminger reportedly tried to enter a road that had been blocked by law enforcement officers as part of the response to the State Road 121 fire. Emminger reportedly told an officer that he was going to drive around him, go to his home, and recover his pet cat; the officer reported that he gave Emminger a final warning and told him that if he drove around him, he would be arrested. Emminger reportedly told the officer that he would have to arrest him after he got his cat…