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HIGH SPRINGS – A 39-year-old High Springs man was arrested Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, after he allegedly fled from a traffic stop, provided false identification and later refused fingerprinting during the booking process, according to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.

The incident began at approximately 12:36 p.m. when a deputy attempted to stop a car displaying an expired tag on U.S. Highway 441. A registration check showed the vehicle belonged to a woman, but records also linked the vehicle to a man identified as Maurice Marko Shuler. A driver’s license photo associated with Shuler reportedly matched the man behind the wheel. The deputy also learned that Shuler had an active warrant for failing to pay child support and that his driver’s license had been revoked for the same offense.

When the deputy activated emergency lights to initiate the stop, the driver reportedly looked at the deputy in the side mirror but continued driving, maintaining the speed limit and obeying traffic laws. The vehicle turned into the Oak Ridge subdivision and continued for more than a mile before pulling into a driveway.

The driver allegedly presented a driver’s license identifying him as “Marcus Leon Shuler,” listing the address of the home where he stopped. The photo on the card, however, matched Maurice Shuler, the man affiliated with the vehicle. When asked about the expired tag, the driver reportedly said the car was not his and he did not wish to pull over on the roadside.

The deputy asked whether “Marcus” Shuler knew anyone named Maurice. Shuler reportedly denied knowing anyone by that name. A database check revealed that the true Marcus Shuler was a different individual with a thinner face, full head of hair and an address in Leesburg, information the deputy noted did not match the man in front of him.

The deputy detained the driver and verified his identity as Maurice Shuler, locating two active child-support warrants from Alachua and Lake counties. Records showed that Maurice’s license had been revoked six times and suspended three times. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper responded with a Rapid ID kit but reported that Shuler refused fingerprinting by clenching his fists and stating he did not consent.

A vehicle inventory before towing reportedly produced a band card and employee identification card in Maurice Shuler’s name. At the jail, Shuler allegedly refused fingerprinting, refused to be photographed and refused to sign citations related to the traffic violations.

Shuler was charged with fleeing from law enforcement while lights and sirens were active, possession of a forged identification card, resisting an officer without violence, driving with a revoked license and refusal to sign a citation. He has a documented criminal history that includes one violent felony conviction and three misdemeanor convictions, one of them violent. He previously served one state prison sentence and was released in 2009.

Shuler also has an active warrant out of Gadsden County for driving with a revoked license. He was booked into the Alachua County Jail following his arrest on the Lake County warrants. Judge Jonathan Ramsey set his bail at $40,000. Records indicate he owes $3,070 in child support.

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