on the evening of November 28 2022 in
Stock Island Florida Deputy Tanisha
multi was on a routine Patrol when she
noticed a man operating a black electric
scooter bike with no lights the subject
was wearing a long blonde wig topped
with a gray hat and his bike had a
distinct sticker on the back the
following night or rather in the early
morning hours of November 30th she
spotted the subject again recognizable
by his gray hat and the sticker on the
back of the scooter the man still had no
lights and was crossing a highway Deputy
Tanisha and another deputy now enroute
flashed their lights to conduct a
traffic stop but the man continued to
ride the scooter over a bridge a stop
like this is technically legal as an
officer is only required to possess a
reasonable suspicion that a traffic
violation or crime has been committed in
Florida as of 2019 electric scooters are
treated similarly to bicycles like
bicycles they must follow certain rules
of the road and therefore the operator
is subject to any violations that may
arise including the act of operating
them in a manner that does not comply
with the vehicle laws
scooters need to follow bike laws in
between sunset and sunrise bikes and
scooters must display a front white
light in a rear red reflector
the subject pointed his finger toward
the other side of the bridge and the
deputy assumed that he intended to stop
there but things are about to take an
unexpected turn
once over the bridge the subject dropped
his scooter and ran into a hotel garage
and out towards the water off the bike
get out the water now
get out I don't do nothing get out
get out the water again
I'll beat me up again bro no
I'm getting the dog
I'm getting the dog now gonna beat me up
again bro get out the water y'all gonna
beat me up again no 11 28 we're in the
Water behind Beachside the man is about
25 feet out in the water and will not
cooperate with police as he moves
further out his hands go below the water
and the officer draws his taser and
prepares to discharge it get out the
water get out the water let me see your
hands
in your pocket let me see your
head get out the water now it likely
didn't help the suspect's state of mind
or willingness to cooperate when the
officer deployed a taser in an attempt
to subdue him since the suspect had
nowhere to run or hide and was otherwise
Cooperative by keeping his hands in
plain view the situation could have
likely been maintained without the
additional escalation
walk towards me
now
and start walking
Out
start walking 11 28 male's still in the
water refusing commands
the man identifies himself as Jose vigil
but still refuses to cooperate unless
the police call a family member to act
as a witness
police call for a K-9 unit and boat to
collect them from the water along with a
sergeant he is familiar with
this is an interesting scenario that we
don't often see as he wanted a
particular Sergeant present at his
arrest apparently someone he knows and
trusts to treat him fairly
nope
that's fine like they said they got a
boat and a dog in route bud
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we got somebody on Shore over there
anyway you can get nowhere I mean all
he's going to do is go to jail tired
so far you haven't replied with any
commands sir
I have no idea
yeah
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so right now you're resisting investors
so so we call him and say what your
cousin's in the water what is resisting
what are you doing
but you're not complying with lawful
commands and you you fled from a traffic
stop so what's he gonna do because you
know what he's gonna tell you stop being
a stupid ass and get on the dirt exactly
but I don't want somebody I know this
here again it don't matter yet it
doesn't matter what he's got he's not
coming out because they know me yet
first
[Laughter]
time
I know and one of y'all know me ain't
nobody here know me no no
again man but that's not how this works
you don't get to run I don't feel safe
bro okay I'm gonna try to get violent I
don't feel safe after Jose was in the
water for approximately 15 minutes he
only finally came out when the sergeant
he requested arrived on scene all right
look there's your uh there's your
requested Sergeant he's on scene so now
will you step out on the dirt please
not gonna tackle you're coming out on
your own right so yesterday what's in
these Pockets anything well I think that
apartment has some weed on me that's it
okay
I got beat all last time all right
listen we're gonna detain you real quick
okay okay but then we're gonna have a
seat right there in the chair so that
way I can talk to you all right okay
any weapons
no weapons and then we're gonna we're
gonna get you right here to the chair we
can talk to you for a second
Deputy multi the officer that first
attempted the traffic stop performs a
search of his belongings and finds some
interesting items so that's interesting
appearance
what's this
yeah cause look at that wigs and
sunglasses
that's a very interesting did you guys
find the marijuana no I haven't found it
oh where you keep it Jose
come on you won't be telling myself
I mean either you tell me now or they
find it at the jail and you catch
another charge that's all you just said
you did man that's all yeah
okay so maybe you dropped it on your
your uh jump from the street the street
to the beach I don't know okay deputies
find his marijuana and other substance
related items in the bushes and in his
personal belongings Jose has a long list
of arrests that include charges of
battery tampering with evidence Grand
Theft possession of Narcotics without a
prescription and drug possession with
intent to sell Jose is taken by medical
transport to be evaluated and then
brought to the county jail where he is
charged with fleeing a traffic stop
resisting arrest marijuana possession
and Drug equipment possession