WANTED FUGITIVE CAPTURED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 28 2021 12:17 PM

(Washington County, FL; July 28, 2021)- A fugitive wanted in connection with kidnapping, robbery and multiple fraud charges out of Washington State has been captured in Washington County, FL this morning.

 

The United States Marshal Service [USMS] received information that 52-year-old, fugitive Michael D. Jennings was residing at a Washington County, FL residence. Jennings and four other associates kidnapped a man from a Boulevard Park home in Washington State and robbed him on May 2. The victim was tied up and locked in his own car trunk. They drove him to a nearby gas station, where the victim took a chance and escaped his kidnappers.

 

Members of the WCSO, in conjunction with, USMS Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force began working on surveillance of a residence in Washington County. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 28, 2021, WCSO, USMS Task Force and Agents conducted a raid on the Cutchins Mill Rd. residence.

 

Initial contact was made at the home with Jennings’ wife, who refused to cooperate. Task Force members gained entry to the home where they located Jennings hiding in a rear bedroom. Jennings was taken into custody.

Jennings was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail on multiple charges, including kidnapping and robbery in the 1^st degree. Additional charges pending in Washington State.

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