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.…