Bodycam footage from an arresting deputy confirmed the wild scene as police responded to a report of a housebreaking in course of. Upon arrival, the primary deputy noticed a person later recognized as Blake Tokman fleeing bare into the yard of the second residence he stands accused of breaking into. Because the officer chased him down, Tokman hopped right into a pool … earlier than getting out and working towards a close-by trampoline, leaping onto it and taking part in useless.

In a press release to Fb, Volusia Sheriff’s Workplace says Tokman “resisted the deputy’s makes an attempt to safe him in handcuffs,” as video seems to point out him asking for the deputy’s identify repeatedly as an alternative of placing his arms behind his again.

“He is slippery,” one deputy famous, as one other mentioned the person was lined in a “paste.” Somebody was additionally heard saying, “Properly, we undoubtedly know he does not have something on him,” earlier than noting that it “smells like toothpaste” Authorities later confirmed Tokman was lined in wheel bearing grease, peppermint oil and blood.

Because the proprietor of the house got here out to presumably determine the alleged intruder, Tokman appeared to exclaim, “I am a lifeguard, that is what I’m.” Whereas the proprietor had no concept who he was, it appears a number of the deputies on the scene acknowledged the suspect, nonetheless, and began to check with him as Blake. A fast search of Volusia County Jail data present 11 arrests from 2017 via January 20 for a “Blake Tokman” with the identical date of delivery because the suspect; he was most not too long ago launched on March 14.

“I feel that is him, I do not know, he has all this bizarre s— on him,” mentioned one deputy, as all of them expressed gentle disgust over no matter was on Tokman rubbing off on them as effectively.

Based on the Sheriff’s Workplace, Tokman allegedly “smashed out the home windows of 1 home to make entry, then left and broke into one other residence.” They added “each properties have been occupied on the time of the break-ins.”

“Tokman seemed to be below the affect of unknown substances,” the assertion continued, saying it took “4 deputies to get him into custody, plus three extra medical professionals to safe him on a stretcher for analysis and therapy of accidents he triggered himself.”

He is accused of additionally kicking or placing three of the deputies, certainly one of whom they mentioned sustained a laceration to his arm.

Tokman was charged with 2 counts of occupied housebreaking, 3 counts of battery on a regulation enforcement officer, 2 counts of felony mischief, and resisting arrest with violence. He was reportedly transported for additional medical analysis and therapy earlier than he is taken to the Volusia County Department Jail. As of Friday afternoon, there was no new reserving sheet for the suspect.