SPRING HILL, Fla. - The man who threatened multiple people at a Spring Hill gas station on Saturday is facing aggravated assault charges, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

The backstory:

Eric Foreman, 44, was walking around with a knife threatening people near a Mobile gas station before deputies located him across the street at the Exxon gas station.

When Foreman was confronted, he began moving towards the responding deputy with a knife. That's when the deputy used OC spray gel, causing Foreman to fall to one knee, but he did not drop the knife.

When other deputies and Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived to assist, Foreman stated that he would stab any deputy that approached him, according to HCSO.

Foreman was eventually tased and shot with a less-lethal sh

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