Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
On February 19, 2023, at around 10:30 p.m., Deputy Jeremiah Ricketts attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1400 block of SE Baseline Road for a possible window tint violation. The driver, Chadrick Ruffin (B/M, DOB: 04/27/1990), refused to stop his vehicle and fled southbound on SE Baseline Road for several miles while driving at high speeds. Eventually, K-9 Deputy Anthony Esquivel became the lead pursuit vehicle. Ruffin ultimately came to a stop in the 11000 block of SE 56th Avenue, in Belleview, where he exited his vehicle and continued to flee from law enforcement on foot.
K-9 Deputy Esquivel and his partner, K-9 Jet, initiated a foot pursuit and, after a short distance, Ruffin was apprehended by K-9 Jet and taken into custody. K-9 Deputy Esquivel had observed Ruffin discard a small, black box and a cooler as he was fleeing on foot. Deputies located these items and inside the black box, deputies located approximately 39 grams of a white powder containing a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine, and 15 grams of methamphetamine. The cooler discarded by Ruffin contained approximately 355 grams of marijuana, a scale, and numerous small, plastic bags.
Further investigation revealed that Ruffin was a convicted felon and, during a search of his vehicle, deputies found a loaded firearm in the driver’s side door.
Ruffin was arrested and charged with Trafficking in Fentanyl, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Fleeing to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer (with High Speed or Reckless Driving), Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Possession of a Vehicle Used for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Resisting an Officer without Violence. He was transported to the Marion County Jail, where he remains held without bond.
On February 19, 2023, at around 10:30 p.m., Deputy Jeremiah Ricketts attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1400 block of SE Baseline Road for a possible window tint violation. The driver, Chadrick Ruffin (B/M, DOB: 04/27/1990), refused to stop his vehicle and fled southbound on SE Baseline Road for several miles while driving at high speeds. Eventually, K-9 Deputy Anthony Esquivel became the lead pursuit vehicle. Ruffin ultimately came to a stop in the 11000 block of SE 56th Avenue, in Belleview, where he exited his vehicle and continued to flee from law enforcement on foot.
K-9 Deputy Esquivel and his partner, K-9 Jet, initiated a foot pursuit and, after a short distance, Ruffin was apprehended by K-9 Jet and taken into custody. K-9 Deputy Esquivel had observed Ruffin discard a small, black box and a cooler as he was fleeing on foot. Deputies located these items and inside the black box, deputies located approximately 39 grams of a white powder containing a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine, and 15 grams of methamphetamine. The cooler discarded by Ruffin contained approximately 355 grams of marijuana, a scale, and numerous small, plastic bags.
Further investigation revealed that Ruffin was a convicted felon and, during a search of his vehicle, deputies found a loaded firearm in the driver’s side door.
Ruffin was arrested and charged with Trafficking in Fentanyl, Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Fleeing to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer (with High Speed or Reckless Driving), Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm during the Commission of a Felony, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell, Possession of a Vehicle Used for Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Resisting an Officer without Violence. He was transported to the Marion County Jail, where he remains held without bond.
