Orlando, Fla. — An inmate hit a corrections officer with a shovel and stole his pickup truck in Orange County before crashing the vehicle in Lake County on Thursday afternoon.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the inmate stole the vehicle shortly before 1 p.m. at State Road 408 and North John Young Parkway.
Deputies said a Sheriff’s Office helicopter spotted the inmate and followed him from a distance until he crashed at County Road 470th West and County Road 33 in Okahumpka.
Investigators said the Florida Department of Corrections inmate was taken back into custody.
BREAKING: A prisoner has escaped in Orange County. Deputies are investigating near State Road 408 and S. John Young Parkway. 📷 : Skywitness 9 WFTV Channel 9.
Posted by WDBO on Thursday, December 3, 2020
They said corrections officer had minor injuries.
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