FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in Florida said body camera footage shows a deputy being dragged several feet as he tried to stop a driver near Palm Coast.
Multiple Charges for Felon who Attempted to Flee a Traffic Stop by Battering and Dragging FCSO Deputy with CarAfter attempting to flee from FCSO by battering and dragging Deputy Conway with his car, Payne-Clark was arrested and transported to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility. He is charged with Aggravated Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, Resisting with Violence, Reckless Driving, Leaving the Scene of an Accident, and Driving with no Driver's License. He is being held on no bond.
Posted by Flagler County Sheriff's Office on Friday, February 7, 2020
In the edited bodycamera video you can see the deputy engage with suspect Elisha Payne Clark before the deputy tries to grab Clark, and Clark drives off, dragging the deputy several feet.
The deputy lets go before he almost gets clipped by another car.
Deputies said Clark has a record of drug arrests, and was acting suspiciously when they saw him at a gas station.
The Sheriff’s Office said there is a 30-second delay from when a deputy turns on their body camera to when the audio kicks in.
But when it does, in this case, you can hear the deputy radioing in.
The video picks up again as deputies track Clark down and arrest him. He’s handcuffed and put into the back of a patrol car.
“I’m not talking to you. Get out of my face,” he says. “Bro, get out of my face, bro.”
“Enjoy your prison time,” a deputy responds.
Clark is charged with aggravated battery, reckless driving and resisting arrest.
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