{"id":434702,"date":"2026-10-22T10:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/434702\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T10:42:47","slug":"lee-county-chase-ends-with-pit-maneuver-and-cocaine-trafficking-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/434702\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County chase ends with PIT maneuver and cocaine trafficking arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"LayzaLEE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014<\/p>\n

On Sunday, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man they say drove away from a traffic stop.<\/p>\n

LCSO says that deputies were patrolling at the intersection of Orange Grove Boulevard and Pondella Road while assisting the Fort Myers Police Department with locating a vehicle that had fled a traffic stop earlier.<\/p>\n

As the vehicle approached the intersection, deputies say the driver, later identified as Zachary Murray, drove around a parked vehicle, through a red light, and nearly hit a truck.<\/p>\n

When deputies attempted a traffic stop, Murray accelerated and nearly hit another vehicle, LCSO says. At one point, deputies say he drove over the median and into oncoming traffic. <\/p>\n

A PIT maneuver was conducted, and deputies made contact with Murray who they say was in possession of trafficking amounts of cocaine.<\/p>\n

Murray was arrested and faces the following charges:<\/p>\n

Possession of a controlled substancePossession of marijuanaTrafficking in cocainePossession of drug paraphernalia Fleeing and eludingReckless driving<\/p>\n

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