He gave a threatening note to a Publix worker, Florida deputies say. Then came chaos

A Publix customer threatened a Publix on Tuesday night in Deltona, Florida deputies say.

According to a Facebook post from the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, a customer, later identified as Steven Williams, handed a note to a supermarket employee around 8:30 p.m.

The note demanded money and said that he had a gun, authorities say. Deputies said Williams left without getting any cash, but his face and license plate number were caught on camera.

A license plate reader in the area later caught the suspect’s tag, and deputies “converged,” according to deputies. After “fleeing a traffic stop and hitting stop sticks several times,” Williams pulled over, his tires flattened.

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Bodycam footage shows a deputy on a dark road parked a few feet behind Williams at around 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, barking commands from his patrol car.

“Reach out the window!” yells the deputy. “Open your door! Stand up! Hands up!”

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Williams complies, gets down on his knees and is cuffed.

The 58-year-old was taken into custody on charges of robbery, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement and several counts of violation of probation. He was being held on no bond.