Deputies: Vero Beach man high on flakka tries to break into jail 'to visit friends'

A Vero Beach man allegedly high on flakka is accused of ramming his car into the Indian River County Jail and scaling a fence in an attempt to break-in and visit his friends, according to deputies. Overnight Monday, Patrick Rempe, 24, drove his car into the front doors of the jail, barely missing a deputy who was standing outside, a release said. (Watch the surveillance video here)Authorities said Rempe then slammed his car into a fence, got out and tried to scale it before becoming entangled in the razor wire.An Emergency Medical Services crew was called in to remove Rempe from the fence.More: Police: Herpes-infected man accused of spitting on officer's fast-foodRempe admitted to deputies that he was "high on flakka" and that he just wanted to "visit friends who were in the jail," the report said. He was treated for minor injuries. "This is what drugs do to you. Flakka is poisoning our youth. Fortunately, none of our deputies were injured and our facility wasn't compromised," said Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar.Rempe faces charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, three counts of felony criminal mischief, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, driving under the influence and possibly more.

A Vero Beach man allegedly high on flakka is accused of ramming his car into the Indian River County Jail and scaling a fence in an attempt to break-in and visit his friends, according to deputies.

Overnight Monday, Patrick Rempe, 24, drove his car into the front doors of the jail, barely missing a deputy who was standing outside, a release said. (Watch the surveillance video here)


Authorities said Rempe then slammed his car into a fence, got out and tried to scale it before becoming entangled in the razor wire.

An Emergency Medical Services crew was called in to remove Rempe from the fence.

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Rempe admitted to deputies that he was "high on flakka" and that he just wanted to "visit friends who were in the jail," the report said.

He was treated for minor injuries.

"This is what drugs do to you. Flakka is poisoning our youth. Fortunately, none of our deputies were injured and our facility wasn't compromised," said Indian River County Sheriff Deryl Loar.

Rempe faces charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, battery on a law enforcement officer, three counts of felony criminal mischief, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, driving under the influence and possibly more.

