Suspect jumps from Daytona Beach bridge to avoid arrest, police say WFTV [Video]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Police in Daytona Beach released a video showing a man jumping off a bridge to try and avoid being arrested.

Officers said they were called after a robbery on Thursday and later spotted a man walking on a bridge over the Halifax River.

Shortly after officers approached him, he jumped off the side of the bridge and into the water below.

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Police said 32-year-old Richard Martinovics was later picked out of the river by an officer on a police boat.

He was arrested on charges of robbery, obstructing an officer, and violation of pretrial release.

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“Trying to swim away from your problems will only land you in deep water—and a wet jail cell,” said a spokesperson for the Daytona Beach Police Department.

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