WATCH: Deputies use grappler device during chase in Plant City after gun, drugs fly out window, deputies say

PLANT CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies in Plant City used a grappler device to stop a vehicle after illegal drugs and a firearm were thrown out of the passenger’s window during a pursuit on May 28, according to authorities.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said its deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop around 6 p.m. near the intersection of Short Road and Pless Road.

The driver “intentionally turned” toward a deputy’s vehicle, but the deputy braked to avoid the collision, HCSO said…

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