Video: Florida woman scales apartment complex while trying to escape from deputies
TAMPA, Fla. - A Hillsborough County woman’s daring attempt to avoid arrest led the sheriff’s office to put out a public service announcement warning people not to scale apartments to get away from authorities.
On Tuesday, deputies say when they went to serve a felony warrant on Quanae Leasia Toussaint, 27, she tried to escape.
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According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Toussaint locked herself in a room and tried to escape out a second-story window.
Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Bodycam video shows deputies walking through the apartment and forcing their way into a bedroom where one woman can be seen on the bed as another woman crawls out the window.
Video shows the woman hanging from a second-story window as people below tell her to go back inside.
Then deputies grab a hold of her arms from inside the bedroom and hoist her back inside.
Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Toussaint had felony warrants for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm in public or residential property.
"To see our deputies shift from making an arrest to preserving life is commendable," said Sheriff Chad Chronister. "This criminal had no intention of being arrested and I couldn't be more proud of our team for taking her into custody safely."
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