{"id":276170,"date":"2026-05-19T04:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T04:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276170\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T04:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T04:55:19","slug":"florida-man-leads-deputies-on-chase-after-ramming-truck-into-vehicle-home-5-times-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/276170\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida man leads deputies on chase after ramming truck into vehicle, home 5 times: deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">FORT MYERS, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 Deputies arrested a Florida man on Saturday after he rammed his truck into another vehicle and a modular home in Fort Myers five times before fleeing, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Witnesses reported that Joseph Absalon, 35, got into his truck and backed onto a property on Timothy Lane in Fort Myers.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"542\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/e4e5f95b9c8ba07d8ec6f7e87c8d439c.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Absalon then struck a vehicle and modular home on the property five times, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/reel\/2045318629753085\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office said;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office said&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued driving down the street and stopped in front of a residence, where LCSO said he is subject to an active domestic violence injunction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Body camera video shows deputies yelling commands for Absalon to exit his truck, but he fled through the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LCSO said he drove \u201crecklessly, striking a street sign and nearly colliding with a marked patrol vehicle while ignoring emergency lights and sirens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"542\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6b05b03f39ef845e5b570916d30fea76.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Photo courtesy of the Lee County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Deputies brought the chase to an end using a precision mobilization technique maneuver, according to LCSO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Absalon was transported to the Lee County Jail and charged with aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, two counts of criminal mischief, fleeing and eluding law enforcement, hit and run with property damage and three counts of violation of a domestic violence injunction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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