Florida Man Arrested for Resisting Arrest at Crash Scene

Sabastian Angel Suarez (Polk County Sheriff’s Office).

A man from Florida was accused of disrespecting a police officer who was looking into a car accident and failing to follow the deputy’s instructions. He argued that he couldn’t be taken to jail because he had to respect the curfew imposed on him by the court.

Much to his chagrin, he learned that’s not quite how it works.

As per an arrest affidavit citing probable cause, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were examining a car collision at approximately 9:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in the vicinity of Brady Chase Boulevard and State Highway 540. A young man, later identified as 23-year-old Sabastian Angel Suarez, arrived at the scene and reportedly approached a deputy from behind, saying, “yo, what the heck happened?”

The deputy informed him that he was investigating the accident which did not result in any injuries. Suarez allegedly retorted, “Of course, there was a car crash, but who hit who?” and then moved within the deputy’s arm’s reach. The officer requested that Suarez move to the sidewalk and assured him that he would talk to him once he had finished the investigation.

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Suarez refused and said “f— you, you can’t tell me what to do.” The deputy said Suarez was violating the “Halo law,” which gives cops and first responders a 25-foot buffer while they are working emergencies. Suarez would be arrested if he didn’t back off, the deputy reportedly said.

But Suarez didn’t budge. He allegedly said “I’m on an ankle monitor with a curfew, you can’t do s—, you can’t take me anywhere.”

The deputy apparently had enough and placed Suarez in custody. Suarez allegedly fought with the deputy from placing him in the patrol car. Once he was fully inside, the deputy asked for his name. Suarez refused, the affidavit said.