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VIDEO: Florida robbery suspect jumps into river to evade arrest while police question him

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Updated  August 8, 2024 10:12pm EDT
Daytona Beach
FOX 35 Orlando

Robbery suspect jumps into river to evade arrest

A robbery suspect jumped into the Halifax River in Daytona Beach while officers were questioning him on a bridge. Body camera footage captured the moment it happened.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man accused of robbery had to be detained in a river after he jumped in to evade arrest, body cam footage shows. 

The video released by the Daytona Beach Police Department shows a deputy pulling up to a bridge over the Halifax River. The police officer gets out of the car and walks over to 32-year-old Richard Martinovics. 

As officers greet Martinovics, he continues to walk with a plastic bag and cup in hand. He stops as deputies begin questioning him and is quickly asked to take a seat. 

Shortly after taking a brief seat on the bridge rail, Martinovics turns around and plunges into the river. An officer can be heard saying, "He's in the water."

Richard Martinovics

A few moments later, Martinovics can be seen on body cam swimming up to a Daytona Beach police boat where officers helped him board the vessel. 

Martinovics was escorted off the boat in a life vest and in handcuffs.