Flagler Sheriff arrests Hillsborough fugitive while driving home

Staly heard a call over dispatch about a possible drunk driver as he was on his way home from a community event.

By Observer Staff
| 6:15 p.m. April 8, 2024

Sheriff Staly stopped a U-Haul and arrested a fugitive out of Hillborough County, Florida. Photo courtesy of FCSO

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Sheriff Rick Staly arrested a Hillsborough County fugitive on his way home from an event on Sunday, April 7.

Staly had just pulled into his neighborhood when he heard over dispatch of a possible drunk driver in a U-Haul truck nearby on State Road 100. After returning to S.R. 100, Staly found the U-Haul and stopped the truck for a traffic violation, a Flagler County Sheriff’s Office press release said.

During his investigation, Staly found the driver was not impaired but found that the passenger, Derrick Davidson, 42, had a warrant for his arrest from Hillsborough County for unpaid child support, the press release said. Additional FCSO deputies arrived and Davidson was arrested and taken to the county jail.