'I gotta go!' Man with 3 felony warrants arrested after fleeing from school zone traffic stop

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man with three active felony warrants was arrested after police say he attempted to flee from a school zone traffic stop in Port St. Lucie.

The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said officers stopped 29-year-old Gary Grimsley, of Fort Pierce, on Monday for traveling 40 mph in a 20 mph school zone in front of Village Green Elementary.

Police say Grimsley knew he had active felony warrants and told police he did not have his ID and instead provided a fake name.

While officers attempted to confirm his identity on their vehicle laptop, Grimsley left his car and told officers, "Man, I’m going to be honest, I gotta go!"

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Grimsley fled from the scene on foot and ran along the canal bank into the woods. Police say Grimsley did not listen to police and didn't stop running. Eventually, he was tasered in the woods.

In addition to his three active felony arrest warrants, police say Grimsley was also arrested and charged with providing false information to police and resisting without violence.

He was arrested and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail.