BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance video that shows a wanted suspect fleeing a traffic stop after the deputy initially tased him on Tuesday morning.
Authorities say the deputy conducted the traffic stop after noticing the car was missing a bumper.
The video shows a car, occupied two times, pulling into a convenience store on Howe Hall Road in Goose Creek. A deputy then approaches the vehicle from the passenger’s side and one of the occupants rolls down the window.
A strong odor of marijuana could be smelled from inside the car, authorities stated.
Investigators said that the wanted man refused to step out of the car when asked and crawled over his friend to get away from the officer.
That’s when the video shows the deputy running around near the driver’s side of the car to tase the suspect who falls to the ground.
The video then shows the deputy losing his balance and falling backward. As a result, the suspect was able to get away.
The deputy then calls for backup. The second suspect, a teenager named Jamichael Laron Blair who was the driver, remained in the car.
He was eventually taken out of the vehicle and placed in handcuffs. Blair has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
A search of the vehicle yielded more than 30 grams of marijuana and a scale.
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office set up a perimeter and called in a K9 unit; however, the suspect who fled was not located.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office at (843) 719-4465. You can also call Crimstoppers at (843) 554-1111.
You can remain anonymous.
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