The Brief
- A 27-year-old man was arrested Sunday night after he allegedly crashed a car into a fence and tried to hide from deputies in an Avon Park field.
- Highlands County K-9 Gentry found Joaquin Soto-Olivas north of Old Bombing Range Road following a search by multiple units.
- Deputies discovered Soto-Olivas had an active burglary warrant out of Manatee County and charged him with DUI and resisting an officer.
AVON PARK, Fla. – A K9 with the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office helped locate a man accused of burglary in Manatee County following a crash in Avon Park.
Avon Park crash
What we know:
According to the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office, deputies went to Dressel Road around 7 p.m. Sunday for a report of a car that hit a fence. Witnesses told authorities that the driver fled the scene after the crash.
Highlands County K-9 search
Deputies said they set up a perimeter and used K-9 Waylon and K-9 Gentry to search the area. K-9 Gentry found 27-year-old Joaquin Soto-Olivas hiding in a field north of Old Bombing Range Road.
Soto-Olivas, 27, was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving property damage and driving without a valid license.…