Florida fugitive caught in Eugene after SWAT search finds drugs, firearms

EUGENE, Ore. — A Florida wanted fugitive is in custody after a Eugene Police investigation and SWAT-assisted search warrant service in the Santa Clara area.

After the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office in Florida contacted Eugene PD Investigations regarding a Florida fugitive living in the Eugene area, a detective began investigating.

He discovered the fugitive, 47-year-old Steven Charles Whitney, was also a suspect in a June 2025 armed robbery at Cowfish, located at 62 W. Broadway…

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