DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) – DeSoto County Sheriff’s Deputies have shared footage of a pursuit with a suspicious driver.

Last Friday, deputies responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle with bullet holes. The driver was identified as Connie Sue Northrop who had her license revoked for 10 years due to DUI.

After receiving reports that the vehicle was seen driving recklessly on SR-31, deputies conducted a traffic stop. Deputies observed several empty wine bottles inside the car and say Northup refused to comply. Dash cam footage shows her backing into a patrol car and taking off from the scene. Deputies chased her into a pasture where she eventually collapsed.

Northrop was taken into custody and faces multiple charges including fleeing to Elude, DUI, aggravated battery/Assault on LEO, driving while license revoked, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and violation of probation.

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