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On April 19, 2024, I, Tpr. D. Robinson, Jr. (I.D. 1199) of the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), was on patrol in Wakulla County, Florida, working an off-duty employment job. I was operating my agency-issued patrol vehicle, with agency insignia and other jurisdictional markings prominently displayed on it. At approximately 12:24 AM, the Tallahassee Regional Communications Center (TRCC) received a stolen vehicle (S10) Be On the Look Out (BOLO) call from the Consolidated Dispatch Agency (CDA).
See Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) case number 2024-64885 for the original S10 report and all other supplemental reports they may have generated for this incident. The S10 BOLO was for a white Land Rover Range Rover bearing Florida license plate number 69KMD. The vehicle was last reported to be southbound on United States Highway 319 (US-319), entering Wakulla County, FL. Trooper A. Meyers (I.D. 1799), who was on patrol, advised the TRCC that he was behind the vehicle and was in pursuit of it. I.D. 1799 advised that the vehicle had made a U-turn and was entering back into Leon County, FL (see I.D. 1799's supplemental report). I immediately notified TRCC that I was en route as the closest backup unit.
At approximately 12:45 AM, I intercepted the pursuit as the backup officer to I.D. 1799. Both I.D. 1799's and my respective patrol vehicles' emergency equipment was activated and in use. The driver's driving was dangerously reckless in their attempt to evade capture. The vehicle was traveling at extremely high speeds within residential areas and other non-residential areas. The driver reached speeds well over 120 miles per hour on several occasions, ran several stop signs, and several steady red lights. Neither roadway driven had a speed limit greater than 55 MPH. The driver failed to maintain lanes throughout the pursuit as well. Due to the driver's reckless and deadly disregard for the people and communities of this great State of Florida, law enforcement, and themselves, I (in accordance with policy) requested permission from I.D. 1799 to overtake him, as the most senior and experienced between the two of us, and become the primary unit to end the pursuit to prevent further danger caused by the criminal operating the vehicle. I.D. 1799 allowed me to do so, and I became the primary pursuing officer.
The vehicle continued traveling westbound on E Orange Ave, approaching the intersection of Blairstone Road. The driver disregarded a steady red light at the stated intersection and continued westbound on E Orange Ave. As I closed the distance to set up for a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT), the driver brake-checked me and swerved to the left before accelerating again. I then repositioned my vehicle and successfully performed a PIT on the vehicle. The vehicle rolled onto its left side and collided with a wooden fence (City of Tallahassee owned) as a result of the successful PIT. The driver and passenger became entrapped inside the vehicle and were helped out by assisting officers and myself.
The driver was identified as Brittney Maria Cordone (Cordone), D.O.B 07/22/1999, of New Haven, Connecticut, and SSN # 1. The passenger was identified as Dakotah Monet Smith (Smith), D.O.B 08/31/1998, and SSN # 1. Both were transported to Tallahassee Memorial Hospital - Main. EMS run numbers 24-0017210 (Cordone) and 24-0064885 (Smith) were generated for the transport by ambulance. They were both medically cleared and released.
Due to Cordone's spontaneous statement of being the driver (see Tpr. Bethea's (I.D. 1489) narrative below), she was identified as the driver. It should be noted that she was also in the driver's seat as we approached the vehicle. The passenger was restrained in the front passenger seat by her seat belt. Cordone's seat belt was fastened, and she would have had to have been sitting on it. At approximately 12:58 AM, I arrested Cordone. I read Cordone her Miranda rights in the back of the ambulance. She invoked her rights and was transported to the noted hospital without incident.
CHARGES:
1. NO VALID DRIVER'S LICENSE
2. RECKLESS DRIVING 1ST OFF
3. FELONY FLEEING OR ATTEMPTING TO ELUDE OFFICER
4. GRAND THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE
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