Florida fugitive is caught in Cuba and sent to jail in Miami-Dade, MDSO says

A Fort Myers man on the state sex-offender registry was detained by Cuban authorities when his boat ran out of fuel and it was discovered he had an outstanding warrant in Florida, the sheriff of Lee County, where he’s wanted, said.

He was brought to Miami-Dade County by federal agents Monday.

Worden Bourn had been on the run since February, when he failed to report for a court date on a charge that he plied a 17-year-old boy with booze and marijuana aboard his sailboat in Fort Myers Beach in December, according to court records…

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