POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Bartow man’s attempt to evade the law ended in an ironic twist Saturday night when Polk County deputies found him exactly where a 911 caller said he would be. Timothy Steven Kintz, 36, was taken into custody just before midnight on April 4 after a brief foot chase and a deployment of a Taser in Alturas.
The search for Kintz began following an incident the previous day. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Kintz had reported to his probation officer on April 3 and subsequently failed a drug test. When a second officer tried to prevent him from leaving the office, Kintz allegedly shoved the official and fled the scene.
The situation came to a head on Saturday as deputies arrived near Elm Street to search for Kintz on outstanding warrants. While units were pulling into the neighborhood, dispatchers received a series of calls regarding a “suspicious person” loitering on the very same street…