MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — A federal fugitive authorities had been searching for is now in custody.

Cellphone video captured the moment bystanders reacted, with one saying, “the trouble is over,” as the suspect fell face-first onto the road after being tased. Officers then rushed in and swarmed him.

Hialeah police say their K-9 unit was assisting Florida Highway Patrol near a Walgreens at West 68th Street and 12th Avenue when an officer spotted the man. Troopers tried to make contact, but say he ran.

Authorities say this was not his first encounter with law enforcement.

Florida Highway Patrol says troopers tried to pull him over during a traffic stop on Okeechobee Road in the Pembroke Road area a day earlier, but he refused to stop.

Instead, investigators say he led them on a pursuit, abandoned his truck on Northwest 137th Avenue and ran off on foot.

Sky 10 was overhead during that search and spotted troopers and ICE agents in the area looking for him.

Back at the multi-agency arrest outside the Walgreens, authorities were seen towing a sports car with front-end damage. Witnesses said they were stunned by what unfolded in front of them.

Investigators have not yet released the man’s identity or why he was considered a federal fugitive.

Authorities say he faces a long list of federal charges, including aggravated assault, battery and grand theft.

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