(February 10, 2025) — On Saturday, February 8, 2025, at around 11:25 PM, an officer with the Cape Coral Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a 2015 white GMC Sierra at the intersection of Nicholas Pkwy W & SW 1st St, Cape Coral, Florida. The officer observed the truck had a tail light out, and the driver was swerving and struggling to maintain a lane. The officer activated the overhead lights on the patrol vehicle while directly behind the truck and initiated the stop. The truck pulled over east of the intersection.
The officer used his spotlight to illuminate the driver’s side mirror of the truck and observed the driver looking into the mirror, giving the officer a clear view of the driver’s face. The driver was a white male in his mid-twenties with short dark hair, a slight mustache, and thin facial hair. As the officer approached the driver’s side window, he gave a verbal command to the driver to roll the window down. The driver lowered the window slightly and then took off at a high rate of speed.
Before this traffic stop, there was a disturbance at Diamond Billiards on SW Pine Island Rd. An officer there reported that the same 2015 white GMC Sierra had just left that scene minutes before the traffic stop and identified Marcus Selby (DOB 12/30/2000) as the driver. The officer who conducted the traffic stop recognized Selby’s license picture as the same person who fled the traffic stop.
After Selby fled the scene of the traffic stop, the officer notified dispatch and provided the direction of travel. A few minutes later, another officer with the Cape Coral Police Department initiated a traffic stop on the 2015 white GMC Sierra. The truck once again came to a stop, and as the officer approached, Selby took off. The officer was able to see the driver’s face before he fled and provided a description that matched Selby’s.
A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper then located the 2015 white GMC Sierra driving near Pondella Rd & Barrett Rd and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the truck fled. The FHP Trooper performed a PIT maneuver and the vehicle later crashed. The Trooper told officers with the Cape Coral Police Department that he was clearly able to see the driver and identified him as Selby. Selby fled on foot. Selby then turned himself into FHP on February 9, 2025, at around 5:40 PM. At the time Selby was taken into custody, his family member, who owned the 2015 white GMC Sierra, completed a sworn statement for FHP stating they wished to press charges for theft of the vehicle, as Selby did not have permission to take it.
On February 9, 2025, an officer with the Cape Coral Police Department interviewed Selby at the Lee County Jail.
Based on the investigation, Selby is now facing the following charges from the Cape Coral Police Department:Â
–2 counts in violation of F.S.S. 316.1935(2) – Fleeing and Eluding
–1 count in violation of F.S.S. 322.34(2)(a) – Driving while license suspended with knowledge
Selby is facing several additional charges from Florida Highway Patrol, including Aggravated Fleeing & Eluding, Leaving the Scene of a Crash, Driving with a Suspended License, and Grand Theft.
Arrested: Marcus Selby (DOB 12/30/2000)