Suspected burglar interrupts police chase to inject heroin before being caught by dog
John Quincey Stephens corned at home by Florida detective before fleeing in car, only to be apprehended during pit stop to shoot up by canine officer
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Your support makes all the difference.Florida authorities say a man being chased by deputies for grand theft and burglary made a pit stop to inject heroin.
Marion County Sheriff's Office say a detective found a wanted John Quincey Stephens at his central Florida home on Monday. Stephens fled in a vehicle. Another deputy later spotted the vehicle and pursued it. The Ocala Star-Banner reports Stephens got out, jumped a fence and was stopped by a K-9 named Tipster who bit him on the arm.
According to deputies, Stephens told them he injected heroin during the chase and apologised. 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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