By: Fletcher Keel | WCTV Eyewitness News

March 19, 2019

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) -- A man has been arrested on charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer after allegedly rear-ending an unmarked Leon County Sheriff's Office car.

LCSO says 26-year-old Seth Hooppell was arrested after he deliberately hit an unmarked detective's car.

Deputies say around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a detective in an unmarked vehicle noticed a car being driven by Hooppell, was traveling in a reckless manner onto Capital Circle NW from Gearhart Road.

Officials say the detective got behind Hooppell's vehicle and activated his emergency lights in an effort to slow him down. Once the vehicle pulled over, the detective turned his lights off and passed Hooppell, who was on the side of the road.

LCSO says the detective proceeded to turn onto Fred George Road and could no longer see Hooppell's vehicle behind him.

While the detective was stopped at a light on Fred George Road at Mission Road, Hooppell, who had turned his headlights off, reportedly rear-ended the unmarked vehicle twice.

Authorities say the detective pulled over and Hooppell drove away. The detective then notified patrol deputies of Hooppell's vehicle description.

The sheriff's office says Hooppell was pulled over by a marked LCSO vehicle a few minutes later on North Monroe Street at Crowder Road. Hooppell was taken into custody and transported to the Leon County Detention Facility.