JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neighbors said they have never seen anything quite like it, in the quiet, gated neighborhood. A little before noon, a police chase broke out in Stonefield. Only Action News Jax received this exclusive video:
According to FHP, the driver rams the patrol car causing it to veer off the road and then hit a pole. He then turned himself in and is charged with aggravated battery and aggravated fleeing and eluding @ActionNewsJax (2/2) pic.twitter.com/cmU0jgyqtU
— Meghan Moriarty (@MeghanANjax) December 4, 2019
The video showed Florida Highway Patrol pursuing a Dodge Ram speeding past homes. It eventually rammed into a marked patrol car, and then crashed into a light pole. It fell into a neighbor’s yard, leaving glass all over the driveway.
“The poles are pretty strong.” Aldin Mesic said. “I mean, he must’ve been going at least 40 mph to knock that off.”
Pursuit chase in a neighborhood off of Bartram Park Blvd. FHP says they went to serve a warrant when the suspect fled in his truck. The suspect is wanted in Brevard County @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/tEBh4YUhrO
— Meghan Moriarty (@MeghanANjax) December 4, 2019
The dramatic chase finally came to an end in front of Mesic’s town home.
Michael Thomas Huerta, 30, surrendered to law enforcement. He has a long history with police, dating back to 2007. In fact, he’s been charged with some sort of crime almost every single year since ’07, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
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Huerta has 15 arrests with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office:
2007 – Drug possession
2008 – Drug possession
2008 – Resisting, escape from prison jail or road camp, drugs
2008 – Drug possession
2009 – Drug possession
2009 – Drug possession
2009 – Drug possession
2009 – Drug possession
2010 – Drug possession, fleeing
2011 – Violation of probation
2011 – Marijuana possession
2013 – Armed marijuana possession, cocaine, weapon possession by felon, out of county warrant
2015 – False insurance claims
2017 – Resisting
2017 – VOP, armed possession of marijuana
FHP BCII & CIU arrest wanted suspect during traffic stop. Michael Thomas Huerta fled troopers & then rammed patrol vehicle causing trooper to strike a light pole. Huerta then stopped shortly after and surrendered w/o incident. He was arrested on felony warrants & Agg Batt on LEO. pic.twitter.com/U7oFZfStsP
— FHPJacksonville (@FHPJacksonville) December 4, 2019
Huerta got out of prison two weeks ago and is wanted in Brevard County for fleeing and eluding. FHP said when they went to serve the warrant, Huerta took off in his Dodge and began speeding in circles around the neighborhood.
“Pretty much [he] wanted to run away from them.” Mesic said. “Then the cops pretty much barricaded him here.” Mesic said he didn’t know much about his neighbor, and he mostly kept to himself.
“It was pretty much like a rude awakening.” Mesic said.
Huerta is now charged with aggravated battery on law enforcement and aggravated fleeing and eluding. He was booked into the Duval County Jail.
No one was injured in the incident.
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