Woman, 19, tells deputy that getting arrested was on ‘bucket list’

Janiya Shaimiracle Douglas eluded a Monroe County Sheriff's deputy after he tried to stop her from speeding. (Monroe County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office)

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – A 19-year-old Homestead woman was arrested Thursday morning for fleeing from a deputy.

She then told the Monroe County Sheriff’s Deputy that getting arrested was on her “bucket list since high school.”

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Janiya Shaimiracle Douglas was charged with fleeing and eluding.

The deputy sergeant reported that the driver of a Toyota sedan was speeding and driving recklessly on Card Sound Road at approximately 7:47 a.m., according to the report.

The officer turned on his patrol car’s lights and sirens, but Douglas continued driving southbound until finally stopping at the 3-way intersection at County Road 905.

Douglas was taken to jail, according to Monroe County Sheriff’s department.


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