Man accused cyclist of being with CIA, tried headbutting police, told officers take him to jail

JUPITER, Fla. (CBS12) — Two 911 calls were placed Tuesday night regarding a hit-and-run, a car doing donuts in a parking lot and a man whose bike was run over by a reckless driver.

The driver, 31-year-old Jesse Ray Martinez, was found by authorities on the side of South Coastal Highway in his SUV with a "strong odor of alcohol" emanating from the vehicle, the arrest report said. Before Jupiter Police Department (JPD) officers could book him into jail, they dealt with kicking, headbutting, violent threat making and a peculiar witness statement.

Prior to a DUI investigation, an officer contacted the 34-year-old bicyclist, Blaise Aaron Steinbach, who claimed he was nearly run over.

He continued in his statement, explaining he was simply sitting on his bike underneath the U.S. 1 bridge in the Harbourside Place parking lot when Martinez drove by him, making accusations of Steinbach working with the CIA. .................(more)

https://cbs12.com/news/local/jesse-ray-martinez-arrested-dui-charged-battery-law-enforcement-assault-hit-bicyclist-threatened-officer-investigation-florida-september-27-2023