Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
On January 27, 2022, Corporal Luiken received information that a stolen vehicle was in the area of SE Baseline Road and SE Maricamp Road. Corporal Luiken located the vehicle in the area of SE 28th Street and SE Baseline Road. Corporal Luiken attempted to perform a traffic stop, at which time the driver, Clarence Dean Jr., began to flee from Corporal Luiken in an attempt to elude him. After a short vehicle pursuit, Dean stopped the vehicle and fled on foot. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Aviation Unit (AIR-1) responded and spotted Dean climbing a fence onto the property of Maplewood Elementary School. Dean ran through a portion of land at the back of the playground and eventually crossed another fence onto private property. AIR-1 continued to follow Dean and used its loudspeaker to give him several warnings that he had been spotted and that a K9 unit was en route.
After several minutes of Dean crossing through multiple pieces of private property, AIR-1 directed deputies to his location on SE 51st Terrace. While K9 Deputy Refaei and his partner K9 “Duder” were tracking to Dean’s location, K9 Duder was deployed to apprehend him. Dean was caught by K9 Duder and taken into custody. Dean refused to identify himself to law enforcement, but he was identified by a scan of his fingerprints.
Dean was arrested for Fleeing and Eluding, Habitually Driving with a Suspended License, Resisting without Violence, and Trespassing on School Grounds. The Ocala Police Department (OPD) also responded to charge him with Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. Dean was transported to the Marion County Jail with a bond of $15,000.
On January 27, 2022, Corporal Luiken received information that a stolen vehicle was in the area of SE Baseline Road and SE Maricamp Road. Corporal Luiken located the vehicle in the area of SE 28th Street and SE Baseline Road. Corporal Luiken attempted to perform a traffic stop, at which time the driver, Clarence Dean Jr., began to flee from Corporal Luiken in an attempt to elude him. After a short vehicle pursuit, Dean stopped the vehicle and fled on foot. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Aviation Unit (AIR-1) responded and spotted Dean climbing a fence onto the property of Maplewood Elementary School. Dean ran through a portion of land at the back of the playground and eventually crossed another fence onto private property. AIR-1 continued to follow Dean and used its loudspeaker to give him several warnings that he had been spotted and that a K9 unit was en route.
After several minutes of Dean crossing through multiple pieces of private property, AIR-1 directed deputies to his location on SE 51st Terrace. While K9 Deputy Refaei and his partner K9 “Duder” were tracking to Dean’s location, K9 Duder was deployed to apprehend him. Dean was caught by K9 Duder and taken into custody. Dean refused to identify himself to law enforcement, but he was identified by a scan of his fingerprints.
Dean was arrested for Fleeing and Eluding, Habitually Driving with a Suspended License, Resisting without Violence, and Trespassing on School Grounds. The Ocala Police Department (OPD) also responded to charge him with Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle. Dean was transported to the Marion County Jail with a bond of $15,000.
