Florida acrobat attempts stunning escape as officers restrain him for blocking traffic.
A viral video captured the Florida man's spectacular effort to evade arrest (@ABC/Twitter)
Normally speed takes priority over style when making a getaway from the cops.
But one Florida nut has tried to turn that received wisdom on its head – with hilarious results.
The man was caught on camera this week trying to escape the clutches of arresting officers – by cartwheeling away.
The now viral clip shows the amateur acrobat blocking the path of a truck while performing flips in the middle of the road at a Wawa convenience store in Orlando.
Officers wrestle the man to the ground, apparently for holding up traffic, but the lithe loon wriggles free from their grasp.
In a short-lived dash for freedom, he then launches into a cartwheel — but, unsurprisingly, doesn’t get too far.
The goofy gymnast is eventually pulled to the ground and handcuffed as a cop aggressively shouts: ‘You do not f***ing move!’
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department later identified the man as 40-year-old Gianfranco Fernandez, according to Orlando outlet WOFL-TV.
He was charged with battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.
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