A Marion County man is facing a long list of charges after authorities say he tried to ram a deputy’s patrol vehicle, fled at high speed with a child in the car, and was later found with drugs and a firearm despite being a convicted felon.
The suspect, identified as Jordan Skeene, was arrested on June 27 following a chaotic sequence of events that began near Silver Pass and Fairway Circle in Ocala. According to the arrest report, Deputy M. Stringer attempted a traffic stop on a silver Kia with illegal window tint and an obscured license plate. Instead of complying, Skeene allegedly reversed into the deputy’s patrol vehicle, pulled forward, then reversed again—ultimately accelerating directly at the deputy.
Fearing for his safety, the deputy took cover as the vehicle struck both his patrol car and a nearby parked vehicle. Skeene then reportedly fled the scene, crashing through a fence and leading deputies on a reckless high-speed pursuit through several residential streets. At one point, the vehicle went airborne through an intersection on Southeast Maricamp Road.
The chase ended when Deputy Stringer successfully executed a precision immobilization technique near Southeast 88th Street. Skeene abandoned the vehicle and ran into a wooded area, jumping a fence before being taken into custody.
Deputies discovered a one-year-old child in the back seat of the suspect’s vehicle. During a search, they also found a loaded Ruger .380 firearm, marijuana packaged for distribution, a digital scale, and a backpack containing drug paraphernalia. The marijuana weighed approximately 23 grams. Skeene, a convicted felon, is prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.
Records show Skeene’s license was suspended in 2024 for fleeing and eluding. He was also previously adjudicated guilty for the same offense in March 2024.
Skeene now faces multiple felony charges, including:
- Aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer
- Aggravated fleeing and eluding with property damage
- Possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon
- Possession of marijuana with intent to distribute (armed)
- Child neglect
- Driving while license suspended
- Resisting arrest without violence
He was transported to the Marion County Jail following his arrest. The child, who was unharmed, was released to her mother.
