Florida man jumps in ocean to avoid giving cops, girlfriend his phone's passcode: 'You're telling me I'm resisting' [View all]

A Florida man, desperate for his girlfriend and cops not to access his phone, jumped into the ocean to avoid giving up his passcode and fled arrest after being grilled by police while out on a boat.

Bodycam footage from April shows two female Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) officers questioning a man — who identified himself as AJ — and his girlfriend on a boat somewhere in the waters near Key West in a YouTube video posted last week.

In the video, which has garnered over a million views, AJ argues with the officers and his girlfriend over the phone and proper identification and becomes increasingly agitated before finally jumping into the ocean.

Questioning what would happen if he just “swims away,” he then led the cops on a seven-minute pursuit back to shore before getting arrested. .................(more)

https://nypost.com/2024/07/17/lifestyle/florida-man-jumps-in-ocean-to-avoid-giving-cops-girlfriend-his-phones-passcode-in-viral-youtube-video/