A manhunt continues for a man who fled from Harrison County deputies after being stopped as a suspect in identity theft on Landon Lake Boulevard off Canal Rd. in Gulfport.
According to Sheriff Melvin T. Brisolara said that around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, deputies stopped a 1987 maroon Toyota after receiving a tip that the driver may be involved in identity theft.
After speaking with the driver, he fled on foot into a nearby wooded area. A perimeter was established and other deputies were called in to assist with the manhunt.
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Investigators found the vehicle contained several different types of identification from several different states in a male subject’s name. Records indicate the name used on the identification found in the vehicle belong to a subject wanted out of Rowan County, Florida, on a drug trafficking charge.
The suspect is described as a white male in his early to mid 60’s, with white hair, a long beard, approximately 5-9 and 150 to 180 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue jean overalls and an orange shirt.
Brisolara asked that anyone seeing a subject matching this description call 911 or local law enforcement.
