Police: FL Man Injected Heroine While Being Chased By Cops

Authorities claim a man being chased by deputies made a pit stop to inject heroin.

After a detective found 30-year-old John Stephens at his central Florida home Monday, Marion County Sheriff's officers say Stephens fled in a vehicle. 

Another deputy later spotted the vehicle and pursued it. 

The Ocala Star Banner reports Stephens got and was stopped by a K-9 unit.

According to deputies, Stephens told them he injected heroin during the chase and apologized. Deputies said they recovered heroin from the vehicle.

Stephens was originally wanted for grand theft, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fraud and two counts of burglary of a conveyance. 

After the chase, authorities added several new charges.


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