Charlotte County man arrested after attempted traffic stop leads to bicycle chase

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. —

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office arrested a man accused of fleeing deputies on a bike Sunday.

Deputies say that Nathan Dorman Burley, 35, was spotted riding southbound on his bicycle on northbound Tamiami Trail. When deputies tried to stop him, they say, he crossed to the opposite side of the roadway and continued southbound down the sidewalk.

After a slow-speed chase, deputies chased Burley on foot through several residential backyards and arrested him.

Burley is being charged with fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement.

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