You may have to take him cuz it's they know each other. They went to the academy together. I know him very very well. He's one of my He's a good dude. And it's a Flagler County major case detective. On December 4th, 2025, Ormond Beach police officers spotted a vehicle going 88 miles per hour. After several attempts to stop the vehicle, they tried using stop sticks, which was unsuccessful. What they didn't know was they were chasing a Flagler County detective on duty. So, that's what his tag come back to? PUT YOUR HANDS UP! PUT YOUR HANDS OUT THE WINDOW NOW! KEEP YOUR HANDS UP! HANDS UP! HEY, YOU GOT COMMANDS? DRIVER, OPEN THE DOOR WITH YOUR LEFT HAND. STEP OUT OF THE CAR AND KEEP YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR. TURN AROUND. Back up. Stop! Get down on your knees. Get down on your knees! What is going on? What What is happening? Is there anybody else in the car? No. My wife's in the car. Dummy. What is going on? You're under arrest. That's what's going on. For what? Fleeing and eluding. Fleeing and eluding? Yeah. When did that happen? Can you check him? Yeah. So, uh I went to the academy with him. He's a Flagler deputy. Okay. Well, he's under arrest today. >> Yep. To my mother town central. Can I have a Flagler County Sheriff's Office watch commander call myself? Okay. Hey, what's his name? R.D. Coloma. You may have to take him. Cuz it's they know each other. They were in the academy together. I know him very, very well. He's one of actually He's He's a good dude. Um well, I don't know what this is all about, but this guy just I don't know what was going on. We're good. I'm leaving? Yeah. Hey, I need to move Carl. I need to move him into Carl's car. He knows Lester personally. Carl, can you Yeah, um US 1 on the Tomoka River bridge or more like Airport 1. >> aggressive 88. 88? He just Lights and sirens. Whole way. Run red light or anything? No, but wasn't stopping. And then got into the right lane and just accelerated. He had his gun and all of his stuff with him. Never turned on lights or anything. Yeah. I didn't know he Hey. Hey. You all right? Yeah. I don't know why he put me in that situation. Who is it? Yeah, so he's going today. He's got a gun? He's got um I don't know if he's like a detective or something, but he's got his gun, his ID. Who is it? Oh, a detective Major Case. Follow the chief? Um I'm already waiting on that. And he saw me and then he pulled right over and Well, he was doing 88 up here on US 1. That's why I got in behind him. Yeah. So, I got in behind him at Airport 1 lights and sirens. Yeah. Rolling, rolling, rolling. Kept going. Shh. Still lights and sirens. Everyone else is moving off the road. He's still driving. Switches to the outside lane and then accelerates rapidly after I shut all my stuff down. I even keyed up with my sirens on. Yeah. And you could see all the dust coming up off the road and stuff. Yeah. And if you knew he it getting like why didn't you you'd look at the lights. I'd know you was a cop. Something. I'm going to I'm going to You still You still need to pull over. Yeah. You know, cuz you're obviously not going Nothing. I think the glare might have There's no way What All the other cars were getting off the road except for him. He was just driving around them. Hey, good morning. This is Sergeant Brown. So, I've got one of your deputies who's under arrest this morning. Deputy Ardit Coma fleeing and eluding. So, he's with us. I've got all of his credentials and his car is down here on US 1. I asked for a watch commander they gave me a road corporal. I just talked to the undersheriff. >> Okay. They're sending someone to pick to pick up the car. Okay. So, it is what it is, man. It is. It really is. You know, and it wasn't even like it was a Oops, I didn't see you because all the other cars got off the road and he was driving around all of them. 88 mph. Did you talk to him yet? No. I ain't got nothing to say to him. All right. >> He put me in this situation. >> No, I know. I just didn't That's irritating. He didn't turn his lights on or nothing. All right. You know, I I could tell in your voice I was just getting my coffee and I'm like feeling this this car for whatever reason is going to run and I started heading this way. I can't wish anything else in the [ __ ] universe other than like this kind of stuff. I didn't win the lottery, you know. >> The black cloud stuff. Yeah, yeah, it's like all this stupid [ __ ] You always seem to be around it somehow. Some good traits. Chief, you said they're sending They're sending someone down. Yeah, they're going to probably They're going to send someone to get the car and then are you going to take them to your PD? >> Yeah. They'll probably send their IA to your PD then. Okay. So, man. All right, I'm Sergeant Brown with the Ormond Beach Police Department, okay? Do you understand these rights? I understand. With your rights in mind, are you willing to speak to me? Yeah. Okay. So, I'm heading south on US 1. You're heading north on US 1. Yeah. In the uh 800 block there and you're traveling 88 mph. So, I turn around and I'm going to conduct a traffic stop on you. Yes, sir. I get in behind you at Airport and US1 with my lights and sirens activated. >> All right. And you continue to drive. Yeah. All the other traffic on the roadway is yielding to me for my lights and sirens and you continue to drive in the northbound lane with my lights and sirens active. You merge to the outside lane and you continue to drive around all the other cars that are yielding to me and you're still failing to stop. So, I call out a fleeing vehicle. We set up stop sticks up here. There was a malfunction. You drive around them and then you stop here. Yeah, I I saw I saw Sarge throwing the stop sticks and I I immediately pulled over. I had no idea what >> Why didn't you pull over the two or three miles when I have my lights on behind you? I actually I did not notice you at all. My windows are very tinted and it's very dewy in the morning. Um I swear to God. They're very dewy in the morning. I've been pulled over by you guys before. I've stopped. I I have no reason to flee or elude. So, I was did not My windows are super because it's a UC vehicle. They're super dark and tinted. I listen to music loudly. >> There's no way that you didn't hear my siren or see all my lights. There's no way. All the other public out here on the roadway saw and heard me and yielded to me and you drove around all of them. When I finally turn my lights off because I'm not going to proceed, you accelerated even more. Okay? I apologize. That's it? >> Yeah, I apologize. >> Okay. Well, you're under arrest today for fleeing and eluding, okay? Yep. We had some guys up here on the north end with sticks, drove around the sticks and then stopped. Uh got him out at gunpoint and it's a Flagler County major case detective. But, he didn't see or hear me. It's It's not an excuse. Well, I knew something was up when I'm right behind him and I gave out the tag and they said there's no record found. But, he never turned lights on. He never yielded. He never did anything. Bro, sure you're okay? Yeah, I I know, but it [ __ ] sucks, dude. It's irritating, yeah. I don't arrest other cops, but I mean, yeah. I'm just I'm just going to You have all been like I It's hard for me not to put myself in this situation, obviously. For obvious reasons. Yeah. You know what I mean? Because that's what I'm off, but are you off? No. Like, I mean, it is what it is, you know? I'm just going to hang out here to see who comes. You want me to hang out with you? Just Yeah, because I've got like all of his credentials and gun and stuff like that, so. Gosh. It's all It's all like [ __ ] There's no way. What did he even say to you? All right, he was just like cuz he had to get his arm sorry. Yeah, he says that he didn't see or hear me. I mean, I He really doesn't have anything I really didn't have any questions for him. Yeah. Because I mean, it was just so cut and dry. What was going on in his head? I don't know. I was going to get another pin, man. Like, think about That's like the ultimate feeling of disappointment when you miss a stick hit and especially when like you're in the prime position, you got plenty of time. And it just makes me upset. God, this sucks. I know. It is not like when I'm going like, "Oh, okay." No, dude. I mean, like yeah, at the end of the day, like if anybody is certain about something with this, it's you. I don't I have no doubt. It just sucks. But, what are your thoughts on camera? Like, what the [ __ ] I don't know. As As as I saw him step out of the car, I'm like, Like, he think did he think it was like one of his buddies cuz they drive He says he's been pulled over by Orman before. Well, I'm just saying but did he think it's their their supervisor's down piece? So I was like did he think it's like one of his buddies on his way to work or Uh look at his [ __ ] oh [ __ ] with me, you know? And then all of a sudden he sees my fat ass walking. He's like oh [ __ ] you know? He's like I saw a sergeant out there with sticks. Yeah. He said that's what I stopped. >> like it was a mess, dude. I'm like oh [ __ ] And my [ __ ] shoes in the my my gym shoes in the middle of the [ __ ] highway. Hey LeBron. Two deputies were really All right. Hey, good morning, sir. Hey LeBron. More straws. Nice to meet you. All right. So you want to run down on what happened or do you just want to take take the stuff? >> If you could give me a brief I I I handle the internal side of the house. Okay, I figured you guys were going to come to the PD. So um just real quick, he was going 88 up US1. I get him behind him at Airport and one with my lights and sirens on this vehicle like almost rear ending him. Um all the other traffic was merging out of the way and he was driving around them. Um my patrol sergeant here put stop sticks out on the road, he drove around them and then stops here. Uh he says he never heard or saw anything. Uh and it's it's 1.9 mi from where I lit him up to here. Okay. You said the PD they're at the PD? Yeah, he's been transported to our PD. I've got his um he had his sidearm and some magazines with him and and his ID. Yeah. I've got his wallet and his phone and that'll go up with him to the jail. Okay. If you can bring me his gun and his ID, we'll put it in I'll put it in the property room. Yes, sir. Thank you for this. Yes, sir. Sorry you guys had to go through this. Yeah. It sucks. Yeah. Sorry. Hey, do your job. >> first, you know. I I think they're still on the roof. Yes sir, they're still on the roof. And then is anyone going to come by our PD? You know, we really don't We want you guys to be able to just do your job. >> Okay, I just wanted to check cuz I can, you know, take you guys there or whatever. >> No, just do what you got to do. Okay. All righty. Follow whatever normal procedures you guys would do. We'll get everything here. All right, sorry guys. Yeah. I didn't apologize, man. You did your job. All right. Take care. Thanks. Y'all have a good day. Thanks. Detective Coma was charged with fleeing and eluding. His charges were quickly dismissed after an order of no information was filed with the court. After an internal investigation, Coma was suspended without pay for 2 days. He also isn't allowed to use his agency vehicle for 90 days. Share your thoughts below.