Florida man's outrageous offer to cops trying to arrest him
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Richard Christopher Smith, 39, was arrested on April 19 in Sebring, Florida, after stealing multiple alcoholic beverages and offering one to a police officer. 'I'm just going to give you a drink that's it,' he said as he held a can of Ketel One vodka spritz out of the window of his car, before driving off and disobeying the cop's orders to halt. The man, blaring music out of his vehicle, triggered a miles-long police chase which ended in his arrest. He refused to get to the ground, so was tasered by one of the police officers. Even when the man was handcuffed, he turned to the officers and said cheekily: 'You guys had fun though, right?' Smith was charged with two counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, two counts of resisting arrest, DUI, refusal to submit to a DUI test and petit theft. His bond was set at $120,000.
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