OCSO's Charges in Interstate 10 Pursuit and Gunfire Arrests

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Posted by: Staff
Date: Jun 18 2022 9:28 PM

A suspect in a Walton County armed robbery who repeatedly shot at deputies and

troopers chasing him across Interstate 10 was captured in Okaloosa County when his

getaway car was disabled by spike strips west of Crestview. Multiple law enforcement

agency vehicles were struck by rounds.

33-year old Dallas Francis of 958 Graysen Lane in Defuniak Springs was shot twice

after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement officials, to include OCSO deputies, as he

got out of the passenger side of the vehicle near mile marker 53. He was taken to a local

hospital for treatment prior to being booked into the Okaloosa County Jail. (A mug shot

is not yet available).

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has charged the car’s driver, 30-year old Mary

Yard of the same Defuniak Springs address, with aggravated assault on a law

enforcement officer and fleeing and eluding. Deputies say the pair was throwing cash

out the window as they fled.

Francis is charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and

eluding, and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

He’s a suspect in the armed robbery of a Walton County convenience store Friday

morning and has prior felony charges in Ohio ranging from aggravated robbery to

carrying a concealed weapon.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is processing the evidence.

Additional charges are pending.

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