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Man Flees From Traffic Stop, Takes Hostage
May 26, 2014
An Escambia County man fled from deputies Sunday morning and a took a hostage before being taken into custody.
Johnnie Lewis Bryant, Jr., 38, was charged with armed burglary, false imprisonment, resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
At about 10:00 Sunday morning deputies attempted a traffic stop on Bryant and his truck in the area of Untreiner Avenue in Ensley, but Bryant bailed and fled on foot in the area of Tortuga Drive.
He was able to elude deputies at first, but K-9 officers tracked him to a residence in the 1000 block of Tortuga Drive.
In the meantime, an off-duty Escambia Sheriff’s deputy had received a call from the resident who informed him that someone had broken into her home and was holding her hostage.
The SWAT team was activated, but before their arrival the hostage managed to escape unharmed. Deputies broke through a locked privacy fence and took the resident to safety. A short while later the suspect was arrested without incident.
Pictured: An Escambia County man fled from deputies and took a hostage on Tortuga Drive in Ensley Sunday morning. Reader submitted photos by Cor’Darius Jones for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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4 Responses to “Man Flees From Traffic Stop, Takes Hostage”
Check his bond amount on public records..$5000.00 so $500.00 buck’s he’s back on the street!! what kind of insanity is this?
Get your conceal carry permit. Arm yourself, and take care of yourself.
@hylton- and our courts are more determined than ever to fine them as much as possible and them put them back on the streets to rob, rape, and pillage again. All about the money.
My God. One after another is this county. Non-stop… Thugs have declared war on decent folks.