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PIT maneuver in Volusia ends cross-county pursuit of stolen car

John Gordon arrested in Orange City

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Law enforcement pursuing a stolen car from Brevard County to Orange City arrested the driver Wednesday night and caught it all on camera, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

John Gordon, 55, faces charges of fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement with lights and sirens activated, grand theft of a motor vehicle, driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked, and violating probation, booking records show. He’s being held on no bond.

John Gordon (Volusia Sheriff's Office)

New video from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office shows the pursuit and arrest from the air, the dash, and on body-worn cameras.

According to the sheriff’s office’s social media, Gordon is accused of taking the stolen car into Volusia from Brevard County, fleeing from Daytona Beach and Orange City police before being stopped.

Deputies deployed stop sticks twice and ultimately managed to bring the car to a stop with a PIT maneuver, according to the post. Gordon was taken into custody without further incident, the post states.

Watch the video in the media player at the top of this story.


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