A drugs suspect in the US has discovered that hoverboards are not the most effective getaway vehicles.

Police approached Jerome Antoine Dennis in the Florida town of Clearwater on Sunday night after noticing the smell of marijuana.

In a bid to escape the officer, Mr Dennis took to his hoverboard, a self-balancing electric scooters with a top speed of just over 10mph.

Giving up on the wheeled device, the suspect ditched it and carried on with his escape on foot - but to no avail.

"When a visibly marked officer attempted to make contact with the defendant he attempted to flee on his hoverboard and then on foot before being apprehended," according to an affidavit seen by the BBC.

"A strong odour of marijuana was on the person as well."

Mr Dennis was charged with possession of marijuana and resisting an officer.