Suspect leaps out of burning car during Florida police car chase

Holly Patrick

24 September 2024 at 4:47 pm

A Florida suspect jumped out of a burning car as he fled from Marion County police on Friday, 20 September. had their car go up in flames.

Authorities said they responded to a domestic dispute involving a gold Chevrolet Trailblazer at a Murphy Gas Station.

The vehicle was located and the driver, Derick Rouse, attempted a quick getaway.

Police initiated a traffic stop, but Rouse did not comply — his vehicle then caught fire, forcing him to flee the car.

He then surrendered to deputies.

The Independent
Teacher who left scratches on a teen’s back following sex and used students as ‘lookouts’ is sentenced
Hailey Clifton-Carmack was a math teacher at a Missouri high school before her conduct was exposed
The Independent
Sara Sharif’s father called 999 to admit he ‘beat her up’ before fleeing to Pakistan leaving body in bunk bed
The 10-year-old had suffered multiple injuries including fractures, broken bones and bite marks
Evening Standard
Elderly man attacked in bus queue after 'letting women and children on first'
Pensioner, 85 was verbally abused and then shoved by a man and suffered a broken hip
Australian Associated Press
Singer Kamahl's charge over 'foolish' texts thrown out
Singer Kamahl has been placed under the care of his doctors after a court dismissed allegations the 89-year-old intimidated a woman via text message.
NewsWire
Urgent search for missing 12yo girl
Police are seeking assistance from the public in finding a young Queensland girl who hasn’t been seen since Sunday.
The Independent
Lorena Bobbitt, who cut off her husband’s penis, shares new revelations in documentary
A new documentary, ‘I Cut Off His Penis: The Truth Behind The Headlines,’ revists the infamous 1993 case
NewsWire
‘OnlyFans’: Bruce Lehrmann shock claim
Bruce Lehrmann was served a bankruptcy notice in July this year, the Federal Court has been told as the ex-Liberal staffer seeks to appeal his defamation case loss.
The Independent
Husband told cops his pregnant wife ‘died by suicide’. Now he’s been charged with her murder
Lee Mongerson Gilley, 38, allegedly told a 911 dispatcher that he had attempted CPR to revive his wife
Australian Associated Press
'Needs his mother': boy's tragic act after mum's murder
The young son of Ellie Price, whose boyfriend Ricardo Barbaro was found guilty of her murder, remains deeply traumatised by his loss.
NewsWire
Cop’s sick demand after sending teen $1450
A baby-faced and “deeply psychologically troubled” police officer showered a 15-year-old girl in compliments and sent her $1450 before making a sickening request.
NewsWire
Woman dead in alleged DV stabbing
The woman’s male partner is expected to be charged over her death.
The Independent
‘I just snapped’: Killer grandma speaks out for first time in I’m Not a Monster documentary
Lois Riess will remain behind bars in Minnesota for the rest of her life after killing her husband and her look-alike in 2018. For the first time, she’s speaking out in a new HBO documentary, Katie Hawkinson and Io Dodds report
Australian Associated Press
Trial set for cop charged over grandma's taser death
A NSW police officer has denied unlawfully killing a 95-year-old woman with dementia, who was tasered while holding a knife.
NewsWire
Investigation after elderly man found dead
A woman is being questioned by police after a man in his 70s was found dead at a home near Brisbane on Monday.
Australian Associated Press
More Diddy sex assault claims, including against teen
A new wave of lawsuits accuses Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping men and women and molesting a 16-year-old boy.
BBC
Five beheaded bodies found next to road in Mexico
The rural area, which is plagued by violence, is largely under the control of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
PA Media: UK News
DJ who made YouTube confession to raping woman is jailed for six years
Craig Strachan, 33, was jailed when he appeared for sentencing at the High Court in Stirling.
Sky News
Teenager arrested on suspicion of murdering his father near waterfall in California
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his father near a waterfall in the US. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it was investigating the death of the man near Stoddard Canyon Falls in California's San Gabriel Mountains.
CNN
He was sentenced to death after his toddler died. Now, shaken baby syndrome is at the heart of Robert Roberson’s 11th-hour appeals
The inmate would be the first person in the US executed on a shaken baby syndrome-based conviction, his lawyers say, as the diagnosis is under increasing scrutiny in courts.
BBC
Dad told police he killed Sara Sharif, court hears
Urfan Sharif claims his wife caused Sara's death and he was trying to protect her, a jury hears.

Latest stories