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Escambia Fugitive Captured By U.S. Marshals
April 22, 2011
A U.S. Marshals task force arrested an Escambia County man shot by police that walked out of a hospital last November right before he was to be arrested.
Anthony Michael Smith, 22, was arrested without incident at the Fairway Villas Apartment Complex off of Michigan Avenue Wednesday.
“At one point, they even tried to use a decoy to lure us away from the apartment when they dressed up a female in men’s style clothes and left in a car hoping that we would give chase,” said Inspector Dominic Guadagnoli with the Task Force.
The initial incident occurred in the early morning hours of November 6 when a Pensacola Police officer was driving around in the area of Davis Street and Texar Drive searching for suspects involved in a homicide that occurred near Texar Drive and Palafox Street. When the officer tried to contact the occupants of a maroon Chevrolet truck one of them fled on foot. The officer chased a male later identified as Smith through a grass lot where the suspect ran behind a large oak tree. When the officer tried to further pursue Smith he allegedly pointed a handgun at him. The officer shot at and struck Smith, who was admitted to Baptist Hospital.
Smith walked out of the hospital before he was to be arrested by Pensacola Police Department on charges of assault on an officer, carrying a concealed weapon, resisting an officer with violence and possession of marijuana over 20 grams.
Smith was also wanted by Escambia County Sheriff’s Office for robbery with a weapon, aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, aggravated battery on a person using a deadly weapon, drug trafficking; and in Sumter County, Fla. for violation of probation on original charges of possession of cannabis of 20 grams or less.
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3 Responses to “Escambia Fugitive Captured By U.S. Marshals”
To Mary, Sheriff Morgan had nothing to do with it. It is the U.S. Marshal Task Force.
Great job! Now the Penascola police officer and his family can rest at ease knowing that this guy is off the street and not looking for revenge!
GOOD JOB!!! Sherriff Morgan has patience.. Another bad guy off the streets of Pcola!