Former Florida deputy who skipped DUI manslaughter trial caught in Colombia: TPD

The Brief

  • The Tampa Police Department says Joshua Roelofs is in custody after authorities arrested him in Colombia.
  • Roelofs no-showed his trial for DUI manslaughter earlier this year, three years after a crash that killed two people and injured two more.
  • Authorities flew Roelofs back to Florida on Tuesday to face charges.

TAMPA, Fla. Tampa police say the former Polk County deputy who no-showed his trial for DUI manslaughter earlier this year has been captured in Colombia after months on the run.

The backstory:

In the early morning hours of April 13, 2022, Tampa police said Joshua Roelofs was driving at about 100 mph on the Courtney Campbell Causeway when he rear-ended a Kia Sorrento with four people inside.

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