An illegal alien was tasered while fleeing from law enforcement in The Villages.
Estanlin Leonel Salenas Calix, 36, of Orlando, was a passenger in a white Ford utility van at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday traveling on El Camino Real near the Village of Alhambra when a deputy noticed that that the driver, 22-year-old Jeremiah Hernandez, also of Orlando, was not wearing a seatbelt, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
During a traffic stop, Salenas Calix bolted from the vehicle and began running north on Buena Vista Boulevard. Deputies began pursuing the native of Mexico in a foot chase. Salenes Calix jumped a fence on the east side of Buena Vista Boulevard and began running toward the Cottages at Summerchase, which are located across from Savannah Center. He was in the driveway of a residence and attempted to jump into backyard of the courtyard villa.
At that point, a deputy deployed a taser, striking Salenas Calix two times. After he was tasered, Salenes Calix got into a prone position and surrendered. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and will be turned over the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Hernandez, who was driving the van, had a Florida’s driver’s license which had been suspended due to his failure to pay a traffic ticket in Brevard County. He was arrested on a charge of driving while license suspended. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $500 bond.