Florida man driving car at gunpoint commits traffic violation to attract police attention

A Florida man alerted police to his kidnapping by purposely committing a traffic violation to draw their attention, according to the Martin County Sheriff's Department.

Police went on to claim that when the trio arrived at the man's home, they robbed and assaulted him, demanding that he give them the large amount of cash he claimed to have made. In what deputies described as a "dangerous saga" that spanned nearly two days and multiple locations, the men reportedly forced the victim to drive through Martin County to another location, which is when police took notice of his traffic violation.

"Fortunately, it was at the same time our Traveling Criminal response team was on patrol monitoring the highways," police recounted. "When the victim, who was forced to drive the vehicle, saw the deputy, he intentionally committed a traffic infraction in hopes of being pulled over. It worked."