A Florida man, RICHARD CHRISTOPHER SMITH, 39, of Miami, made an unusual gesture during a high-speed car chase with law enforcement after allegedly stealing items from a convenience store. The incident occurred on Saturday when deputies from the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office responded to a theft report at the Spring Lake Market. Authorities say SMITH allegedly took several items, including alcoholic beverages, before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.
As deputies pursued him, SMITH reportedly held a can of Ketel One vodka spritzer out of his car window, offering it to a deputy while driving past. “I was just going to give you a drink, that’s it,” he allegedly said during the chase. The sheriff’s office later quipped, “We don’t know if he was expecting us to just say ‘Cheers!’ and let him go, or what.”
The pursuit ended minutes later in the parking lot of a business near the Sebring Regional Airport. Despite having all four tires flattened by spike strips, SMITH</b