SEBASTIAN, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A Florida man fell through a ceiling after fleeing law enforcement and barricading himself in a Sebastian residence on Nov. 3, Indian River County Sheriff\u2019s Office said.<\/p>\n
Deputies said they received an alert from license plate readers about a stolen Ford F-350 heading westbound. The vehicle was reported stolen outside of Osceola County on Oct. 19.<\/p>\n
After investigative efforts, the IRCSO Real Time Crime Center said it identified the driver as Keith Rodgers, 37.<\/p>\n
The sheriff\u2019s office said it identified Rodgers after he purchased lumber at the Sebastian Home Depot, still using the stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n
Deputies located the truck parked in a driveway, and the suspect unloaded wood from the truck bed before he fled into the residence upon seeing law enforcement.<\/p>\n
IRCSO said Rodgers barricaded himself in the house and refused to respond to verbal commands.<\/p>\n
\u201cDue to his extensive criminal history and previous statements that he would get into a shootout before going back to jail, SWAT and Crisis Negotiators were deployed,\u201d IRCSO said.<\/p>\n
After a standoff that lasted several hours, Rodgers fell through the ceiling \u201cinto the arms\u201d of SWAT members, IRCSO said.<\/p>\n
According to body camera footage of the incident, Rodgers was charged with grand theft auto and resisting an office without violence.<\/p>\n
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