Man tased after leading Okaloosa County deputies on chase, being found with drugs: OCSO
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — A man was arrested Sunday after he led deputies on a chase and was found with drugs, according to a Facebook post from the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
The post said deputies tried to perform a traffic stop on a Nissan driven by 26-year-old Nkosi Seals Sunday around 2:30 p.m. in Crestview.
When deputies activated their lights and sirens, Seals left the area, according to the post.
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Seals then allegedly led deputies on a short chase before crashing his car into a utility pole near Lindbergh Street and Highway 90.
The post said Seals then ran but was taken into custody after being tased.
Seals was in possession of controlled substances and a digital scale, according to the post.
He was charged with fleeing and eluding law enforcement, resisting arrest without violence, possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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