Florida man apologizes after fleeing from deputies

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Dover, FL - A Plant City man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly fled law enforcement separate times during the same traffic stop.

Andrew Bhagwandeen, 34, was initially pulled over for not having a license plate on his car, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, but he drove off as several patrol cars attempted to box his vehicle in.

Dashcam footage from the incident shows the car slip by a deputy's car in front of it before continuing down Renfroe Avenue in Dover, and ultimately crashing.

One deputy's body-worn camera video then captured the moment another law enforcement officer apprehended Bhagwandeen. As other deputies arrived and assisted with detaining and handcuffing the suspect, the video shows him saying "I'm sorry," several times.

As Bhagwandeen approached the back seat of the patrol car, he said: "What did I do wrong?"

"You committed aggravated battery on law enforcement," a deputy responded.

He then stood next to the patrol car as a deputy took off a necklace he wore. The footage then showed what appeared to be Bhagwandeen taking off, running from the deputies, before one law enforcement officer quickly tackled him.

One deputy then attached cuffs to Bhagwandeen's ankles as three other deputies held him down.

As a deputy walked him back to the patrol car, Bhagwandeen said: "I wasn't trying to run, bro."

"Sit in the car," the deputy said.

"I apologize, man," Bhagwandeen said while sitting in the back seat of the patrol car.

"Nobody cares about your apology," another deputy said before closing the door.

After getting him in the car, deputies realized there was a passenger in Bhagwandeen's car. That person told investigators he asked Bhagwandeen to let him out of the car before he initially sped off from law enforcement, but Bhagwandeen refused and continued to flee.

Bhagwandeen was charged with six misdemeanors and nine felonies. The charges include felony kidnapping, aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled substance and criminal mischief.

A hearing on whether he should be granted bond was set for June 2, 2025.