{"id":352061,"date":"2026-07-25T10:03:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/352061\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T10:03:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:03:23","slug":"video-florida-man-shouts-out-his-bae-during-drug-trafficking-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/352061\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Florida man shouts out his \u2018bae\u2019 during drug trafficking arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

DELTONA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 Video shows a man being arrested on Thursday after he fled a traffic stop in Deltona and tried to hide from a K-9 in the woods, according to authorities.<\/p>\n

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said<\/a> Donnie Williams, 29, fled from an attempted traffic stop before fleeing through the city, but an air unit was tracking him overhead.<\/p>\n

Video shows Williams running into the woods to hide from law enforcement.<\/p>\n

\"Donnie<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy: Volusia Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

He was located in the thick brush, where K-9 Benny bit him before deputies placed him in handcuffs.<\/p>\n

“I love you, bae,” Williams yelled to his phone as deputies dragged him out of his hiding spot.<\/p>\n

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VSO said he tossed a backpack while fleeing, which revealed a loaded handgun, 203 grams of methamphetamine, 17 grams of fentanyl and seven grams of crack cocaine.<\/p>\n

“I ain’t been doing nothing violent, bro,” Williams told deputies.<\/p>\n

\"Donnie<\/p>\n

Photo courtesy: Volusia Sheriff’s Office<\/p>\n

Williams has been to prison twice for a total of eight years and was last released in 2024, according to VSO. His criminal history includes 17 felony arrests with six convictions.<\/p>\n

He is in the Volusia County Jail with no bond on armed drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n

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