Key West man charged with fleeing law enforcement

A  man was arrested overnight for fleeing from police at high rates of speed.

Deputy Matthew Cory was in the vicinity of 15^th Street in Marathon, traveling southbound, when he saw 40 year old Laquenton Cade driving a black 2017 Cadillac in the same direction. The deputy saw the Cadillac swerve over the center line of the roadway several times, so he turned on his lights and siren to pull the car over.

Cade pulled his car to the side of the road, as if stopping, then accelerated quickly, fleeing from Deputy Cory, who pursued him. Deputy Seth Hopp was also in the area, and joined in the pursuit.

The two patrol cars followed the Cadillac onto the Seven Mile Bridge. The Cadillac continued to accelerate, reaching speeds over 100 miles per hour and pulling rapidly away from the pursuing deputies. The deputies lost sight of the car and broke off the chase near the south end of the bridge. They radioed ahead to deputies located south of them, to be on the lookout for the vehicle.

Deputies Cory and Hopp began to look for the Cadillac as they continued to drive southbound. As Deputy Hopp reached the south end of the Bahia Honda Bridge, he turned around to head back to Marathon. Just as he was getting ready to head north, he saw the Cadillac go past him, northbound on the bridge. Deputy Hopp again turned on his lights and siren in an attempt to stop the vehicle. Deputy Cory was at the north end of the Bahia Honda Bridge, near the state park. He parked his patrol car so it was visible with emergency lights on. The Cadillac again fled from Deputy Hopp, reaching high speeds northbound across the Bahia Honda Bridge. When Cade spotted Deputy Cory’s patrol car at the north end of the bridge, he finally pulled the Cadillac over to the side of the road and surrendered.

Cade was placed under arrest for fleeing and eluding police and reckless driving. Cade has a history of fleeing from police and has been arrested twice before for the same charges.

Cade told Deputy Cory he is living in Key West and drove to Marathon to pick up his mail from his sister, who he says lives in Homestead.