Man hides in brush for 3 hours after threatening to shoot deputies, fight K-9, Volusia Sheriff’s Office says

A man with an outstanding warrant threatened to shoot deputies, fled a traffic stop, and spent hours hiding in the brush before a police dog and drone units tracked him down, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office said.Deputies responded around 6 p.m. to a suspicious person call on S. Atlantic Ave. in New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday. When they arrived, investigators say 37-year-old Bradford Kanan refused to get out of his vehicle and fled the scene to a nearby boat ramp at Canaveral National Seashore, where deputies said he bailed out of his vehicle and tried to hide.Patrol deputies, K-9 units, drone teams and a helicopter responded to search for him. Just before 9 p.m. — roughly three hours after the initial call — K-9 units located Kanan crawling through palm fronds and took him into custody. Kanan was combative and fought the K-9 during the apprehension. During the incident, Kanan claimed to be armed and threatened to shoot deputies, according to deputies. No weapon had been found as of the tim