Making a Spring Break for it! Shirtless reveler in handcuffs is cheered as he escapes from patrol car and is chased across Florida beach by cops
- TikTok video showed a crowd of spring breakers surrounding the cop car on the beach in Clearwater, Florida
- Someone in the crowd opens the back passenger door and the handcuffed, shirtless suspect runs out
- Eventually a cop catches up and pulls a gun on him, taking him back into custody
- Suspect Dominic Glass was charged with escape, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence
A handcuffed spring breaker escaped a patrol car and led cops on a chase across a Florida – as his fellow beachgoers cheered him on.
TikTok video showed a crowd of spring breakers surrounding the cop car on the beach in Clearwater, Florida.
At that moment, someone in the crowd opened the back passenger door and the handcuffed suspect, who was shirtless and wearing just his swimming shorts, climbed out and ran for it.
Footage shows him running across the beach, with the cheering crowd chasing after him. The video cuts and opens again with a cop appearing to pull a gun on the handcuffed man and taking him back into custody.
Suspect Dominic Glass was charged with escape, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence, Clearwater police confirmed in a tweet.
A handcuffed spring breaker escaped a patrol car and led cops on a chase across a Florida – as his fellow beachgoers cheered him on. Dominic Glass is seen fleeing the cop car handcuffed
Clearwater Police also confirmed they have identified the person who opened the car door and his arrest is pending.
The handcuffed fleer is not the only unruly spring breaker in Florida.
Last weekend Miami Beach Police arrested more than 100 people for crimes including a ‘bottle-throwing attack on our police’.
The large numbers of tourists and big crowds on the beach have raised concerns about the spread of COVID.
The state’s leading industry, tourism in Florida took a hit last spring break due to COVID restrictions.
A large crowd is seen surrounding Dominic Glass after he was initially arrested until a beachgoer opens the door for him
Glass, who was shirtless and wearing just his swimming shorts, climbed out and ran for it
Footage shows him running across the beach, with the cheering crowd chasing after him
On Wednesday, the Florida Department of Health reported 6,004 new cases of COVID, the highest in 2 weeks.
Clearwater Beach, the site of the handcuffed getaway, is a favorite location for spring breakers across the country.
The TikTok recorded what appears to be a violation of Clearwater Beach COVID safety guidelines- which ask that beachgoers abide by the CDC recommended six feet of distance or more between beach attendees and those who are not in their family or group, as well as the Beachgoers should avoid congregating in groups larger than 10 people.
Clearwater Police charged Dominic Glass with escape, disorderly conduct and resisting an officer without violence after he fled a police car while handcuffed on Clearwater Beach