A pair of Summerfield men with criminal records were detained after one stole a body camera and the other resisted deputies.
Deputies received a call about 27-year-old Patrick Dale Ortwein riding a black motorbike at 9625 SE 160th Pl., Summerfield, at about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He was wanted for grand theft of a motor vehicle; therefore, a fugitive apprehension unit was dispatched to take him in.
When they arrived, they saw Ortwein riding away on a black Yamaha motorcycle. They parked in his route and told him to surrender, but he began pushing the motorcycle backward to leave. According to the complaint, as a gate closed behind him, he grabbed it and attempted to open it to escape.
One of the deputies launched an electronic disabling device, which briefly functioned. They attempted to handcuff Ortwein, who resisted by tensing and pulling away. His left hand was successfully cuffed as he continued to resist, causing him and a deputy to tumble on the ground while holding his right arm, according to the report.
Ortwein continued to pull away and stiffen his body in an attempt to avoid being detained. He pushed his arms away and attempted to stand up and run. Even so, the deputies were able to handcuff him, according to the report.
During the struggle, Darrius Deon Reid, 51, yelled at the deputies. He saw when one of their $214 body cameras was knocked off, grabbed it, and began walking away as they led Ortwein to a patrol vehicle. The deputies had to chase him down and get him to drop it so they could reclaim it. He was subsequently apprehended, according to the article.
Additional deputies arrived and lifted the motorcycle off the ground. Near the handlebars was a revolver-shaped lighter and a little vial containing one gram of methamphetamine. According to the complaint, a saddlebagon the front held a red metal tube with cocaine traces.
Ortwein also had a red and black bag on his chest and a cooler around his waist. During the scuffle, several objects spilled out of the backpack, including multiple rubber and glass pipes with burnt fentanyl residue, according to the complaint.
The cooler held a scale with white powdery residue and a small zipper box containing many Ziplock sachets of white powder. The report stated that one of the bags contained a one-gram crystal material that tested positive for methamphetamine.
A review of Ortwein’s driving record revealed many suspensions ranging from November 5, 2021, to September 23, 2024. According to the report, these included failures to meet court financial obligations, running or attempting to avoid a police officer, and non-judgment suspensions.
In addition, the motorcycle was reported stolen in a separate case. A property crimes detective inspected it and discovered that the license plate belonged to a Honda rather than the Yamaha to which it was attached. He attempted to read the public VIN on the motorcycle’s right side, but it was likely covered with paint or a sticker, according to the report.
The detective next asked Ortwein how he obtained the motorcycle, and he said he got it from a “friend.” He did not elaborate, according to the report.
Ortwein was charged with methamphetamine possession, resisting (obstructing without violence), possession of drug paraphernalia, knowingly driving with a suspended license, and grand theft of a vehicle. He was taken to the Marion County Jail and freed after posting a $10,000 bond.
Reid was charged with obstructing police (denying them a means of protection or communication) and larceny (second-degree petit theft). He was transported to jail with a bond of $3,500.
Ortwein had been arrested several times before, including in April 2020 for evading Marion County deputies and in December 2016 for operating a motorbike without an endorsement.
Reid was again arrested in August after being tased four times for defying law enforcement and again in May 2018 for child abuse.
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