The Brief
- A Sarasota felon fled a traffic stop on I-275, leading troopers on a chase that ended with a taser being deployed on him at International Plaza and Bay Street mall, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
- Troopers found a loaded semi-automatic firearm and ammunition in Demarcus Wilder’s vehicle. The 33-year-old is a convicted felon.
- Wilder faces multiple charges, including fleeing and eluding, DUI, resisting an officer and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
TAMPA, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says a Sarasota felon is facing multiple charges after he fled a traffic stop on Interstate 275, before the pursuit ended with troopers deploying a taser on him at the International Plaza and Bay Street mall parking lot.
The backstory:
On Friday shortly before 5:30 p.m., a trooper was on northbound I-275 near the Tampa International Airport exit when he saw a sedan pass traffic using the inside shoulder of the road, according to FHP.…