STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — We’re learning more about a Ft. Pierce man who was caught in a swampy area in Martin County Wednesday, after he fled a traffic stop, collided head on with a woman in an SUV and tried to elude deputies.

Likenson Daceus, 39, is charged with fleeing with disregard of safety to persons or property, resisting arrest without violence, failure to stop and remain at a crash involving serious bodily injury and leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property.

Drone video from the Martin County Sheriff’s Office shows Daceus in the swamp and body cam video shows him in the custody of deputies, wading through water.

Martin Co. Sheriff John Budensiek says they got a BOLO (be on the lookout) from Florida Fish and Wildlife, because Daceus had allegedly been picking saw palmetto berries.

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Deputies spotted Daceus’ vehicle, a red SUV, and he fled from deputies when they stopped his SUV, he crashed into another SUV head on, and then ran away on foot.

The Sheriff says saw palmetto berries are quite valuable, and people who pick them illegally are committing a felony.

“My job is to defend property here in Martin County and I’ll protect our ranchers. Our ranchers are out there. They work hard. They have good seasons, they have bad seasons, and this is the way they make money and we’re going to protect their industry. One bush, one good saw palmetto bush can produce 15 or 20 pounds of saw palmetto berries. Right now the price is $2 a pound. So 15 pounds times $2 a pound, it adds up really, really quick,” said John Budensiek, Martin County Sheriff.

Daceus is being held on $70,000 bond. We’ve reached out to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to ask if Daceus is also facing charges of stealing saw palmetto berries.

Sheriff Budensiek says to legally pick saw palmetto berries, a person must have a permit from the Florida Department of Agriculture and a permission letter from the land owner. A person must have the permit and the permission letter with them when they pick the berries or they could be arrested. If they are not in the U.S. legally, they could also be deported.

“If you come to Martin County, we have a robust crew of detectives that understand the game. They understand how to catch you and they will catch you and we will prosecute you,” Sheriff Budensiek said.

Saw palmetto berries are used for medicinal purposes as a dietary supplement for symptoms of an enlarged prostate.