A Fort Walton Beach teen arrested by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office in May for grand theft of a motor vehicle is facing the same charge again, along with five others.
16-year old Devontae Jaqueem Scarver was taken into custody Sunday on charges of fleeing and eluding with disregard to safety, operating a motor vehicle without a license, grand theft of a motor vehicle, assault on an officer, possession of marijuana, and felony violation of probation.
It all started around 11:30 June 16th when a deputy spotted a reckless driver in a dark Dodge Ram pickup truck in the area of Combs Manor Court. The driver then ran a stop sign at the intersection of Anchors Street and Blake Avenue.
When the deputy attempted a traffic stop, the truck’s driver, later identified as Scarver, began traveling at a high speed, failing to obey traffic signals, and running other vehicles off the roadway.
A pursuit continued on Highway 98 into Santa Rosa County where Scarver tried to hit another deputy’s patrol car. The deputy was able to take extreme evasive actions to avoid being struck. Scarver then changed direction in Navarre to head east, back into Okaloosa County.
An OCSO Supervisor had to also take evasive action to avoid being sideswiped by Scarver, who was trying to pass him on the right side, gravel shoulder of the highway. Scarver tried to turn around again in the city limits of Fort Walton Beach but was
quickly blocked in by several OCSO deputies and taken into custody.
Navarre Newspaper reminds our readers that Devontae Jaqueem Scarver is presumed innocent unless found guilty in a court of law.
