CCSO: Man charged with fleeing officer is caught while sitting in tent

PUNTA GORDA — Richard Howard Schumacher has made a habit of speeding off from deputies who tried to stop him, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.

He did it on Sept. 14 driving a pickup, and on Sept. 27, he did it again on a motorcycle, deputies reported.

Shumacher, 35, also known as “Catfish,” according to reports, does not have a valid driver’s license of a motorcycle endorsement. In both of the cases, he ignored the deputies’ emergency lights and sirens and traffic laws as he blew through red lights and stop signs, deputies say…

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