Man convicted of abusing second chance after Fort Lauderdale police chase in stolen car

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Anthony “Paris” Jimerson was back at the main prison in Fort Lauderdale Friday after his probation officer accused him of abusing opportunities to avoid prison time, records show.

Broward County court records show that on February 26, 2020, Jimerson, 28, of Boynton Beach, was arrested in Fort Lauderdale after a police pursuit in a stolen gold Toyota Camry while driving with a revoked license.

Jimerson, then 23, “drove the vehicle close to my marked police vehicle, myself and my K-9 partner, and then fled south,” Officer Gina Scola wrote in the police report.

The officer was not injured and after Jimerson jumped out of the stolen car and ran away, officers arrested him near West Sunrise Boulevard.

According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Jimerson’s probation sentence following his conviction for the 2020 crime began on August 25, 2023 and was scheduled to end on November 7, 2028.

“The offender not only abused his second chance, but also evaded supervision,” Ashley Rogers, the FDOC probation officer assigned to him, wrote in a December report after missing a Nov. 28 meeting.

Before sentencing, Broward County Circuit Judge Barbara R. Duffy signed four arrest warrants for Jimerson, including two for failure to appear. Following the sentencing, Duffy issued two arrest warrants for his arrest for probation violations.

His last known address at the time was in the Mangonia Park area of ​​Palm Beach County and later, after Duffy issued a no-bail arrest warrant on December 18, it was the Palm Beach County Jail.

According to inmate records, Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jimerson on Thursday at the main jail in Fort Lauderdale. Rogers wants him to stay behind bars and recommended “the perpetrator be released and sentenced to prison.”