A certified personal trainer at MVP Athletic Club had to be tasered twice during a dispute with police late Tuesday night in the parking lot of a Villages restaurant.
Justin Flood, who is a personal trainer at MVP’s Spanish Springs location, and fellow MVP staffer Christi Cornell had been ordered out of Applebee’s on Bichara Boulevard at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. Lady Lake police were called back to the restaurant at 10:30 p.m. when the pair were spotted back in the parking lot.
When officers tried to place Flood under arrest, he refused to obey their commands. It appeared as though Flood had been drinking. Flood then reached into the front seat of a parked car.
Fearing for the safety of himself and others in the parking lot, the police officer fired a taser at Flood.
The 6-foot, 190-pound personal trainer “violently resisted” being taken to the ground, an arrest report indicated. The officer was forced to stun Flood a second time. Other police officers arrived on the scene and attempted to restrain and handcuff Flood who continued to resist.
He was transported to Leesburg Regional Medical Center for a medical evaluation. After he was cleared, he was taken to the Lake County Jail where he was booked on charges of resisting arrest, trespassing and disorderly intoxication. He was released after posting $6,500 bond.
Cornell, 41, of Summerfield, was also arrested on a trespassing charge.
