Man on bike flees police while making siren sound

A man attempted to elude police after falling into traffic on his bicycle, the man according to witnesses was visibly drunk and attempted his getaway on his bicycle - while making siren sounds with his mouth.

The Gainsville-Sun says that Gainesville Police Department Officer Michael Cavett spotted 57-year old Scott R. Morse of Gainesville as Morse was traveling east on the north side of Archer Road near Butler Plaza. Morse was arguing with bystanders and fell off his bicycle while Cavett watched.

The officer tried to stop Morse using his car lights and siren, but when he exited his police car, Morse mounted his bicycle, made his own siren noise and fled east into westbound traffic.

Cavett gave chase as Morse sprinted north on Southwest 34th Street, with the officer eventually intercepting Morse in the 3400 block of Windmeadows Boulevard. Cavett exited his vehicle and tackled Morse as he turned onto the grass median, according to a statement released by GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias.

Deputy U.S. Marshall Bryon Carroll, a former GPD officer, helped Cavett handcuff Morse as he resisted and threw punches at Cavett and Carroll, police reported. Morse had a baggie of marijuana in his pocket and a marijuana pipe in a cup on his bike, police said.