Suspect into custody. Were live to get the scene and you just spoke with someone who says he was in the same house as the suspect. He did, but a strange thing. He doesnt really know him. It appears the house behind me where the conflict began is sort of a room to room rental here so he says he really didnt know this 15yearold but has seen him come and go from the house. The confrontation began writing frontier at some point. Point. This is where the deputy was injured. He sped away in his car and marci pierce. She ended up on the hood of his car and then rolled off the car as the suspect sped away, injuring her head and a number of other parts of her body. Shes in the hospital right now moments. We understand the we have a picture of this 15yearold his name is john juan carlos ortiz. He and that pierce and a probation officer were trying to take him into custody for crimes he was wanted for. He did not want to cooperate and the sheriff says he deliberately ran down the sergeant. All mo
Road, that does give us hope that we may be able to identify the vehicle. Reporter the driver will face a felony charge for leaving the scene of a crash. Id hate to be the person that did that, youve got to live with that for the rest of your life. I mean, even if you get a away with it. Still got to live with it the rest of your life. Reporter and ive been talking with troopers a bit about just how often they have dealt with this situation in the past year, and for Eyewitness News at 5 00, what else theyre doing to solve this particular crime. Live here in Brevard County. The florida Highway Patrol kicked off a statewide campaign about hitandruns today. They are rising statewide and theyve killed dozens of people. We asked the troopers how the campaign will protect you, were reviewing the plan sdmou update now and update you in the past hour. The weather will change big certifieded chief meteorologist tom terry is over in Severe Weather center 9 can and tracking showers that will be c
Deal with the intervening and the lives of people like this individual. Reporter right now, he is in jail. Deputies are trying to link him to four other crime scenes. At this point, were working for Eyewitness News at 5 00 to tell you the role heroin has played according to the deputies, in all of these robberies. Live outside of the Orange County Sheriffs Office, jorge estevez, channel 9 Eyewitness News. Breaking in the past 90 minutes, Clermont Police say they have not been able to find the suspect or suspects responsible for killing a man in a publix parking lot, theyve been working the case nonstop. Channel 9 anchor bob opsahl has been following the story and the police werent the only ones talking today. Reporter the family was there, too, and they made an emotional plea for help. If you are a parent, out there, or anything out there, yall would want to know what happened to your son. Clermont police news conference, officials told us they finally located the white volkswagen that
The landslide defeat force senator. Marco rubio to call it quits. We continue the Live Team Coverage of Central Florida deciding who should one for the right dutch white house. You can find results at the top of your screen on my own. We dedicated an entire team to bring you every aspect of the reason we have reporters with the top candidates and will take you live to their campaigns in a few minutes, plus inker vanessa will explain why the republican race may not be officially decided even after those votes have been counted. At spurs get to the democratic residential race in florida and as you can see here big win in florida, 64 and then 33 to Bernie Sanders. Bernie sanders picked up of few counties puts the panhandle and on the republican side it was really all donald trump, all the time. The state painted entirely in red, when we break it down to the county, just 1 yellow spot victory in the entire state for marco rubio, his home county, donald trump passes of 40 mark, so many peop
Man drop dropped the weapon when the officer pulled his police urge shots fired at the venetian apartments and track down two men. Reached for a gun but gave up before shots were fired. Police released photos of this gun and the marijuana they confiscated. Our officers go through a lot of training. They follow our policies. It is a fast happening, dynamic situation. It is very difficult to deal with. Thank goodness we have officers willing to risk their lives for our community. Reporter the police chief told me they take so many guns out of the hands of criminals that it is rare that shot sendup getting fired. Coming up, i crunched the numbers and you might be surprised to find out how many compared to how many times guns go off. Steve barrett, channel 9. The temperatures hit record levels today. Tom terry is tracking showers this afternoon. Its like we skip the whole season. Look at daytona. A bit busier today. The west when getting you to a record 89. We are still 87. Talk about warm