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Video: Florida duo falls off scooter while trying to escape drug bust

By Emari Craft
Published  May 2, 2025 12:38pm EDT
Florida
FOX 13 News
Florida duo tries to escape drug bust on scooter

Florida duo tries to escape drug bust on scooter

A video posted on the Volusia Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows a duo in DeLand trying to escape on a scooter during a drug bust on April 25. Both people were caught after falling off the scooter.

The Brief

    • A duo in DeLand tried to escape on a scooter during a drug bust on April 25, according to officials.
    • A video posted on the Volusia Sheriff's Office Facebook page shows both people being caught after falling off the scooter.
    • VSO says a search warrant in the ongoing drug investigation resulted in two arrests and the seizure of fentanyl, cocaine and pills.

DELAND, Fla. - A Florida duo was caught on camera trying to escape a drug bust by riding away on a scooter last week.

The Volusia Sheriff's Office released a video on Facebook that shows two people riding away on a scooter while trying to get away from deputies. The incident happened on Friday, April 25, while officials were conducting a raid in an ongoing drug investigation.

 

The backstory:

According to the sheriff's office, officials were investigating drug sales out of a home in the 300 block of Lingering Lane in DeLand. Investigators said 35-year-old James Burges was seen leaving the scene in a car before SWAT stopped him.

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According to detectives, they found a loaded gun and trafficking amounts of fentanyl, powder cocaine and pills in the vehicle.

While Burges was being arrested, his girlfriend, 34-year-old Nicole Wert, and brother took off on a scooter.

They were spotted slowly riding in tandem before they fell and were stopped by law enforcement.

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VSO said Wert was charged with the sale and delivery of fentanyl (no bond). Burges' brother was not charged, according to authorities.

Deputies said Burges is behind bars with no bond and charged with:

  • Armed trafficking in fentanyl
  • Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon
  • Possession of cocaine with intent to sell
  • Possession of alprazolam
  • Renting a structure for drug sales
  • Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
  • Driving with a suspended license
  • Failure to appear warrants

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The Source: This story was written based on information from the Volusia Sheriff's Office.

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