A Bike Ride Turns Into a Deputy Struggle and Multiple Felony Charges

A Bicycle Complaint Quickly Becomes a Police Response

On May 11, 2023, Flagler County Sheriff’s Office communications began receiving calls about a woman riding a bicycle against traffic on East State Road 100 in Florida. According to the Sheriff’s Office, callers reported that the bicyclist was creating a serious traffic hazard and had nearly caused several collisions.

The supplied footage matches that incident. Its body-camera overlay shows May 11, 2023 and identifies Deputy Punsky. The woman was later identified as Bree Ann Gadoury. Before a deputy reached her, dispatchers received additional reports alleging that she was damaging vehicles by keying them as she rode past.

What began as a traffic-safety complaint was therefore becoming more serious before the first face-to-face police contact. Deputy Punsky searched the State Road 100 corridor while dispatch continued providing updates to responding units.

Deputy Punsky Locates the Bicyclist Near Aviation Drive

Deputy Punsky located Gadoury near East State Road 100 and Aviation Drive. The footage shows the broad roadway, bicycle and large grassy area described by the Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities said Punsky attempted a traffic stop, but Gadoury fled into the grassy field along Aviation Drive. Once he caught up, the encounter changed from a bicycle pursuit into a hands-on attempt to take her into custody.

A bicycle pursuit can still create a difficult enforcement problem. A deputy has to close distance while watching the rider’s hands, nearby traffic and terrain, especially when the encounter begins beside a busy highway.

The Attempted Arrest Turns Into a Physical Struggle

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said Gadoury actively resisted Punsky’s efforts to restrain her. The body camera becomes unstable as the deputy tries to control her while she continues moving and pulling away.

The agency’s Real Time Crime Center was able to live-stream the altercation and relay information to backup units. That gave responding deputies situational awareness while Punsky was still struggling with Gadoury in the field.

Body-camera footage has limits during close physical encounters because the camera moves with the officer. Audio, the official report and the full sequence therefore matter when reconstructing what happened.

A Small Tool Creates a Much Larger Threat

The most serious part of the encounter involved an object authorities described as a sharp Fix-a-Flat tool. The Sheriff’s Office said Gadoury tried multiple times to use it to stab Deputy Punsky in the leg while resisting arrest.

A small pointed tool can be difficult to track during a close struggle. Hands and arms overlap only inches from the camera, while the deputy must control the person and protect his own equipment and body.

Sheriff Rick Staly later said the deputy could have been seriously hurt. The agency reported that no deputies were injured despite the alleged attempts to stab Punsky.

Backup Arrives as the Resistance Continues

Additional deputies eventually reach the field and assist Punsky. Their arrival changes the physical balance of the encounter and allows officers to divide control of Gadoury’s arms and movement.

The Sheriff’s Office said deputies ultimately used a Taser to gain compliance and complete the arrest. All deputies were reported uninjured.

The bicycle that began the incident is almost irrelevant by this stage. The focus has shifted completely to controlling a resisting person and the object authorities said she was using against the deputy.

The Charges Go Far Beyond Unsafe Bicycle Riding

The May 12 Sheriff’s Office release listed fleeing with intent to elude law enforcement, resisting an officer with violence, aggravated battery on a law-enforcement officer and two counts of criminal mischief.

Contemporary reporting described the criminal-mischief allegations as involving more than $1,000 in damage. Flagler County jail records likewise list felony entries associated with the 2023 booking.

This explains titles referring to four felony charges: four categories of alleged felony conduct were publicly listed, while criminal mischief appeared in two counts. The case was therefore far more serious than a bicycle traffic citation.

The Real Time Crime Center Plays an Unusual Role

One distinctive feature of the case is the involvement of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office Real Time Crime Center. The agency said personnel watched the confrontation live and provided updates to deputies heading toward Punsky.

Real-time crime centers can combine live feeds, dispatch information and other law-enforcement data to help responding officers understand whether they are arriving at a routine detention, pursuit or armed struggle.

The technology did not replace Punsky’s judgment on scene, but it gave the agency another source of situational awareness while backup was still en route.

Later Records Add Context but Require Care

Current Flagler County inmate records continue to list Gadoury’s 2023 booking and later felony case activity. The system also shows a 2026 violation-of-probation or community-control entry tied to docket 2023 CF 000488 and a Department of Corrections disposition in August 2026.

The abbreviated jail record does not provide enough detail to reconstruct every plea, conviction or sentence term from the original case. This article therefore does not turn that later booking history into a more specific court narrative than the record supports.

Arrest allegations, probation proceedings and convictions are different stages of a criminal case and should not be treated as interchangeable.

Why the Full Video Matters More Than the Bicycle

The original title creates curiosity by contrasting an ordinary bike ride with serious felony charges. The complete footage explains how that contrast developed. Police were not simply criminalizing the act of riding a bicycle.

Authorities said the first concern was riding against traffic and nearly causing collisions. Then came reports of vehicles being keyed. Police said Gadoury fled from Punsky, resisted arrest and repeatedly tried to use a sharp tool against him.

Each stage changed the nature of the encounter. The bike is how the story begins, not why the final allegations became so serious.

A Routine Call Ends With a Taser and Multiple Felony Allegations

The supplied footage begins with deputies responding to complaints about a bicyclist on a Florida roadway. Within minutes, Deputy Punsky is chasing the rider across a grassy field and struggling to take her into custody.

Official records identify the woman as Bree Ann Gadoury and confirm the May 11, 2023 date. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says she resisted arrest, attempted to use a sharp Fix-a-Flat tool against Punsky and was ultimately taken into custody after deputies used a Taser.

No deputies were reported injured. Gadoury was booked on multiple felony allegations including aggravated battery on a law-enforcement officer, resisting with violence, fleeing or eluding and criminal mischief.

The incident demonstrates why the opening reason for a police call does not necessarily determine how serious the final case becomes. The initial complaint concerned bicycle and traffic behavior; the later allegations arose from what authorities said happened before and during the arrest.

The footage, Sheriff’s Office release and jail records each establish different parts of the story. Keeping those sources separate prevents arrest allegations or later case activity from being overstated.