1 arrested, 2 on the run after traffic stop on I-4 in Tampa: FHP
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — One person was arrested and two are still on the run after a traffic stop on I-4, the Florida Highway Patrol announced.
A 28-year-old in a 1998 Ford Van was stopped on eastbound I-4 for a traffic violation when one person ran southbound from the interstate and two others ran northbound from the interstate, FHP said.
Six people were detained at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle was arrested after being found in the outside shed of a woman's home in the 7000 block of Taylor Road.
FHP said the driver of the vehicle will be transported to Orient Road Jail and charged with resisting arrest and burglary of a structure.
Two suspects are still at large.
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