Man shoplifts sausage, leaps off bridge to evade officers, cops say

A Florida man was arrested this week after cops say he stole sausage from a grocery store before leaping from a bridge in a bid to avoid arrest.

Police in Fort Walton Beach detained David Bertram after he allegedly snatched $10.38 worth of summer sausage from a Publix and left without paying.

Police quickly caught up with Bertram, but authorities say the 41-year-old was not interested in giving up easily.

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Cops told the Northwest Florida Daily News that Bertram fled as he was being escorted to the patrol car outside the Publix.

He allegedly then ran through a residential neighborhood, across a highway, and onto a bridge.

"He then jumped off the bridge and to the ground, approximately seven to eight feet below," police said.

As the pursuit continued, cops said they used a Taser on Bertram twice before he was finally subdued.

Cops arrested Bertram, and he was booked into the Okaloosa County Jail after he allegedly gave them a fake name.

He's been charged with providing a false name while lawfully detained, shoplifting and resisting an officer.