A felon with a long rap sheet is off the streets right now. Hes sitting in a jail cell where he will likely stay for a very long time. David ross crimes dates back more than 2 decades. It includes forgery, battery on a Law Enforcement officer, theft and domestic violence. Ross escaped from a work detail near mosaic park in bartow before he was finally spotted by Law Enforcement in Pinellas County off 54th avenue north. 10News Reporter found themselves caught in the middle of a massive manhunt. 0008 coral way Pinellas County 39 46 Marsha Fischer witness 106127 beau zimmer Pinellas County 58 41 pointing their guns at him telling him hold still hold still. Marsha fischer arriving home to catch the tail end of an all out manhunt in the middle of her neighborhood. Pinellas deputies finally catching up to 42yearold david ross. The state prisoner who escaped from a work detail in polk county earlier in the day. Investigators say ross used an improvised sharp object. To abduct the supervising
Cruise control at 70 Miles Per Hour, cars kept coming up behind us fast and whipping around. Cars werent going fast enough for some drivers. I work on i4. I see it every day. Reporter the one thing drivers tell us they see so often, people on their phones. Texting and on their phones. Absolutely. Like without a doubt. Texting and driving. Reporter a lot . A you look over and the person is slamming on brakes and texting and driving or on their phones. They are texting. You see them texting all the time or on their phones. Most cars have it. Music. Reporter all right. We just wanted to give you a look at what we are seeing as we drive along. I have seen several people in the last few minutes on their phones as the traffic increases. Thats when you need to be more rush hour or even a sunday afternoon, because of the conditions of this road, you really need to stay alert at all times. Back to you. And gene, i am glad he had his eyes on the road. You know whats making the roads so dangerous