COCOA, Fla. — The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office and Titusville police have identified the man arrested in an armed carjacking and pursuit that spanned two counties.
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Investigators said the 52-year-old suspect is already on probation.
Police said the suspect’s first trip was to the hospital after Wednesday’s pursuit ended in a rollover crash on State Road 50 in Orange County.
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Brevard County deputies released videos of their pursuit that resulted in the arrest of Dax Rodriguez.
Investigators said this all started after 4 p.m. Wednesday when Titusville police got a call about a man threatening a woman with a gun in the 3000 block of Willis Drive.
That woman was able to escape to a neighbor’s home.
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The sheriff’s office said Rodriguez then fled to a residence on Carpenter Road in unincorporated Titusville, where he forced someone else to give up his vehicle at gun point.
Deputies pursued the suspect south onto I-95 -- then to State Road 50, where the pursuit continued west into east Orange County, where the stolen vehicle was finally disabled.
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The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office said a semi-automatic weapon was found in the stolen car.
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