A Bradenton man faces multiple charges after his arrest Feb. 2 at the Cortez Bridge.
The arrest was initiated by Longboat Key Police Chief George B. Turner, who was traveling west on Cortez Road at about 9:20 a.m. when a motorist passed his unmarked vehicle traveling at about 65 mph.
A Longboat Key Police Department report said Turner was at the bridge headed to Bradenton Beach when a motorist in a Mercedes passed, traveling west in the eastbound lane.
Turner activated emergency signals and pursued the driver, who came “to an abrupt stop a few feet from a head-on collision,” according to the LBPD report.
The motorist exited the Mercedes and, and was yelling threats as he approached Turner’s vehicle.
The report said the man kneeled to the sidewalk, raised his hands and again shouted at Turner.
The report said the man refused to lay down, as ordered by Turner, who called for additional police support, including the Bradenton Beach Police Department and Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
After he was handcuffed, the man refused to stand up, stating, according to the arrest report, “I’m not going anywhere until the president of the United States comes here.”
“We attempted to escort the suspect to the caged rear seat of the BBPD vehicle. Suspect resisted and went limp, now yelling, “I can’t breathe.”
A witness statement from an MCSO deputy said the man resisted arrest, refused to stand and due to his weight, about 350 pounds, had to be lifted onto the bed of a BBPD truck.
The motorist, later identified as Frederick T. Chinwuba, 24, faces charges of reckless driving, resisting arrest without violence and aggressive careless driving.
Arraignment is set for March 8 at the Manatee County Judicial Center in Bradenton.