Not even 2 hits from a Taser could stop this wanted drug suspect

Publish date: 2024-05-17

CLERMONT, Fla. (TND) — A man wanted on three arrest warrants has been back behind bars for a week after a sheriff's deputy reported getting “information of a possible vehicle being driven by Justin Wohlgemuth.”

That deputy and a few other officers went to a home in Florida last Thursday night, May 23, and saw Wohlgemuth getting ready to leave.

“The defendant visually observed law enforcement and was given commands to surrender,” the arrest report said. “The defendant visually observed law enforcement and immediately fled upon sight.“A foot pursuit ensued around the rear of the residence and back out into the front yard.“Claremont Police Department officers deployed their Taser on the defendant on two separate occasions; however, the defendant was able to rip off the probes and continue running.”

He ran behind the house again and the arrest report said a Clermont officer “was able to tackle the defendant to the ground.

“The defendant was not complying and attempted to reach into his right pocket.“I pulled the defendant's hands out of his right pocket and placed him into handcuffs,” the deputy wrote.

He added, finding “a small plastic baggie containing a white crystal-like substance” in Wohlgemuth’s pocket, which “yielded positive results for methamphetamine.”

Wohlgemuth was taken to a hospital for medical clearance and then to jail.

The 36-year-old was booked after midnight on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of resisting without violence, and violating his probation on three charges: two counts of possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis.

His bail was set at $5,500 and he has not paid it.

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