SPRING HILL, Fla. (WFLA) -- A man was arrested Saturday after he was accused of threatening gas station employees and Hernando County deputies with a knife.

The sheriff's office said Eric Foreman, 44, fled from a gas station on Spring Hill Drive to another one across the street after deputies arrived.

After a deputy followed him to the Exxon gas station, Foreman was accused of walking toward them with a knife. The deputy used pepper gel, which caused the suspect to drop to one knee.

Dashboard camera footage provided by the sheriff's office showed deputies attempting to negotiate with Foreman as he crouched, reportedly still holding the knife. The sheriff's office said that Foreman claimed "numerous times" that he would stab any deputy who got near him.

The dashboard camera footage show

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