Suncoast: Three people have been arrested after hitting a deputy with a car, fleeing & causing a chase on I-75
Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC
MCSO
Case Number: 2021-015723
Incident Type: FELONY WARRANT, OBSTRUCTION, SIMPLE BATTERY LEO, AGGRAVATED BATTERY, PURSUIT
Location: 575 66th Street Ct E, Bradenton Zone: E40
Victim(s): Race/Sex: W/M Victim(s) D.O.B: On File
Suspect(s): Tommy Whittenburg Race/Sex: B/M Suspect(s) D.O.B: 12/15/1998
Suspect(s): Aaron Whittenburg Race/Sex: B/M Suspect(s) D.O.B: 3/17/1996
Suspect(s): Alexis Daugherty Race/Sex: W/F Suspect(s) D.O.B: 1/25/2000
At approximately 11:20 am on 06/16/21 a deputy in the MCSO Warrants Unit observed Tommy Whittenburg (DOB: 12/15/1998) who has an active warrant for Poss. w/ Intent < 1000ft place of worship at the nick & moes gas station (listed location).
When the suspect saw the deputy he attempted to get away and the deputy was able to deploy his taser, which gained temporary compliance. Two other suspects, who were in the company of the warrant subject began to interfere with the deputy’s efforts to apprehend the suspect.
At that time, the male suspects were able to flee the area on foot as a female suspect entered a white four door Dodge Journey. As the deputy attempted to detain the female suspect, she reversed the vehicle backwards striking the deputy with the vehicle.
The suspect vehicle then fled the area at a high rate of speed towards 67th Street Cir E. and picked up the two males before fleeing the area. The deputy observed the suspect vehicle exiting 67th Street Cir E. towards SR 64 E. The suspect vehicle continued to flee and a pursuit was initiated and authorized. The suspect vehicle entered onto I-75 southbound from SR 64 E and continued south on I-75. At the time of the pursuit, the weather was clear, traffic was moderate and speeds reached 105 mph. The pursuit continued south on I-75 towards University Parkway and was ultimately terminated due to the erratic driving of the suspect vehicle. The duration of the pursuit lasted approximately 4 minutes for an approximate distance of 7 miles with no crashes or injuries during the pursuit. The deputy received minor abrasions as a result of the incident.
The other suspects were identified as: Alexis Daugherty (DOB: 1/25/2000) and Arron Whittenburg (DOB: 03/17/96). With the help of the U.S. Marshals Task force all three were located in Sarasota today and arrested without further incident. Aaron Whittenburg had recently been released from prison after serving a 7-year sentence.
