{"id":197066,"date":"2026-03-18T23:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197066\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T23:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T23:10:43","slug":"fleeing-driver-stopped-using-grappler-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/197066\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleeing Driver Stopped Using Grappler Device"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Fleeing<\/p>\n

A driver who refused to step out of his vehicle during a traffic stop attempted to flee deputies Saturday night, weaving through traffic in an effort to escape. The attempt was short-lived thanks to the quick use of the Grappler device.<\/p>\n

On March 14, 2026, at 7:25 p.m., an HCSO deputy stopped a green Toyota sedan near West Waters Avenue and Redbraes Drive after the driver failed to come to a complete stop. During the stop, deputies learned the driver, Danny Wilson III, 38, had an out-of-county warrant related to unpaid child support.<\/p>\n

When deputies attempted to take him into custody, Wilson sped away, weaving through traffic and driving at a high rate of speed before turning south onto Sheldon Road.<\/p>\n

A deputy deployed the Grappler device, which attached to the rear tire of the vehicle and began bringing it to a stop. Even then, Wilson continued trying to escape, driving over a grass median near Beacon Lakes Drive in an attempt to turn around. Deputies maintained control and the vehicle was fully immobilized.
\n<\/p>\n

Wilson was taken into custody.<\/p>\n

He is now facing the following charges:<\/p>\n


\n\tAggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer with a Deadly Weapon (x2)
\n\tFleeing to Elude at High Speed
\n\tResisting an Officer Without Violence (x2)
\n\tPossession of Cannabis (More Than 20 Grams)
\n\tPossession of Drug Paraphernalia
\n\tOut-of-County Warrant \u2013 Failure to Pay Child Support <\/p>\n

Thanks to the quick actions of deputies and the use of the Grappler device, the situation was brought to a safe end before anyone in the community was injured.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A driver who refused to step out of his vehicle during a traffic stop attempted to flee deputies…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197067,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-197066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}