Dancing sign spinner arrested in Florida and accused of distracting drivers with his moves



Ryan Brown, 22, was arrested after a driver complained his sign-spinning antics were distracting drivers

The driver said Brown stepped off the median strip and danced on the road

The police report states that Brown cursed at the deputy and resisted arrest

He was arrested on misdemeanor charges of failure to obey police, unlawful use of a state right of way and resisting arrest without violence

Brown's boss Hector Peart says his employee 'likes to dance' and that the arrest was unfair

He will be returning to work as a sign spinner for Peart's flooring business

'Loves to dance': Ryan Brown was performing his job as a sign spinner when he was arrested

Police have arrested a man working as a sign spinner in Florida for distracting drivers.

Ryan Brown, 22, was holding a sign for Cornerstone Tiles and Flooring in West Palm Beach and dancing when a deputy arrested him at 12:35pm Tuesday.



According to the arrest report, a driver flagged down the deputy to complain that Brown's enthusiasm in performing his job was distracting.

The Brooklyn, New York native allegedly stepped off the median strip and danced on Okeechobee Boulevard with headphones on while holding his sign.



According to the Sun Sentinel, the deputy drove to the intersection at Okeechobee, Wabasso Drive and Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and encountered Brown.



'I explained to him why I had made contact with him and he started yelling at me telling me he is a working man not allowing me to tell him why I had checked out with him,' the deputy's report stated.



Brown cursed at the deputy and reportedly tried to reach into his pocket. The deputy told him not to but Brown allegedly refused. The deputy arrested Brown on misdemeanor charges of failure to obey police, unlawful use of a state right of way and resisting arrest without violence.

He was booked into Palm Beach County Jail around 1pm and released four hours later.

Brown's boss says the arrest was 'not fair.'



Doing his job: Brown's boss at Cornerstone Tile and Flooring says his arrest was unfair

'He loves to dance, and some people like it and some don't,' said Hector Peart, who owns Cornerstone Tile and Flooring, Inc told the Sun Sentinel.



Peart has no intention of letting his employee go after the incident.

