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Florida Man Resists Arrest, Drags Deputy 50 Feet While Handcuffed

Despite being tased twice, Keon Hodge managed to escape before being located by a police helicopter and arrested by a K-9 unit.

  • Keon Hodge, a 28-year-old Florida man, resisted arrest and dragged a female deputy nearly 50 feet while handcuffed.
  • Hodge was unaffected by two attempts to tase him during the arrest.
  • After fleeing the scene, Hodge was located by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office's aviation unit hiding in a building on a car lot.
  • A K-9 unit found Hodge hiding behind a hot water heater.
  • Hodge now faces nine charges, including three counts of resisting an officer with violence, battery on a law enforcement officer, and prisoner escape or attempt to escape.
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