KEY LARGO, Fla. – Authorities arrested a Miami man they suspected of wreaking havoc on the water in Key Largo earlier this month, spinning a yacht in circles and causing damage to multiple boats in the process.
A spokesperson for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission identified the boater in the June 16 incident at Skipper’s Dockside, located at 528 Caribbean Drive, as 32-year-old Christopher Ramiro Linares.
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Monroe County deputies were called to the restaurant about an unruly patron who arrived by boat, authorities said. They said he had already climbed back on board when deputies arrived.
FWC officials said Linares crashed “into multiple boats and a dock in what appeared to be an attempt to avoid speaking with law enforcement.”
Officials said deputies told Linares to stop but he continued to flee. They confirmed that deputies arrested him Monday.
Linares has been charged with felony counts of fleeing and eluding police and child abuse without great bodily harm, as well as misdemeanor charges of resisting an officer, leaving the scene of a boating accident and DUI.