A Florida man is behind bars after trying to evade arrest by spraying several sheriff's deputies – including one K-9 – with bear mace, according to law enforcement in the Sunshine State.

Kyle Young, 31, stands accused of one count of resisting an officer without violence and eight counts of battery on an officer, firefighter or EMT, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office.

The underlying incident occurred on Nov. 24 along Old Dixie Highway in Vero Beach, a small town located along Florida's Treasure Coast, a region made up of three southeastern counties.

On the day in question, a deputy tried to serve an arrest warrant on Young as he walked along the road when things quickly went awry, according to an arrest affidavit report obtained by Law&Crime.

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