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Hollywood Man Accused of Assaulting Trooper, Fleeing Crash on I-95 in North Miami Beach

James Preston McDowell, 32, resisted arrest and fled on foot despite two Taser deployments, leading to a physical takedown by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper on I-95.

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A 32-year-old Hollywood man was arrested after Florida Highway Patrol troopers say he fled the scene of a crash on Interstate 95, resisted arrest and punched a trooper during a struggle on Wednesday.Leer en españolThe suspect, identified as James Preston McDowell, faces four counts of resisting an officer without violence and one count each of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer with a weapon causing great bodily harm, fleeing or elu…

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WSVN broke the news in Miami, United States on Thursday, August 28, 2025.
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