Covington County man escapes arrest, steals patrol car before crashing in Florida
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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Aug 15 2016 3:36 PM
A Covington County man escaped arrest Sunday, stole a police car, and then wrecked the patrol car across the state line.
Florala Police Chief Sonny Bedsole said that the suspect, Anthony Scott Brown, is now in custody in the Walton County Jail and will be extradited to Covington County.
Bedsole said that the incident started Sunday around 4:00 p.m. when family members called police and said Brown, 30, was "brandishing a gun."
When police arrived on the scene, Brown let his family out of the house. He remained inside until Florala police and Covington County sheriff's deputies were able to talk him out.
Bedsole said that the suspect came outside and was arrested without incident. He was handcuffed behind his back, which police said is standard procedure, and placed in the backseat of the patrol car.
Brown had multiple outstanding warrants in Alabama and Florida.
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