By: Associated Press

November 30, 2017

SILVER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) -- Florida authorities say a man being chased by deputies made a pit stop to inject heroin.

According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, John Stephens fled in a vehicle after a detective found him at his home on Monday. Another deputy later spotted the vehicle and pursued it. The Ocala Star-Banner reports Stephens got out, jumped a fence and was stopped by a K-9 who bit him on the arm.

Deputies say Stephens told them he injected heroin during the chase and apologized. Deputies said they recovered heroin from the vehicle.

Stephens was wanted for grand theft, grand theft of a motor vehicle, fraud and two counts of burglary of a conveyance. After the chase, authorities added several new charges.