CCSO: ‘Most wanted’ fugitive caught in Oregon

PUNTA GORDA — A violent fugitive who has been on the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office’s “most wanted” list for more than three years was tracked down and arrested in Oregon, officials reported Monday.

Steven Charles Whitney, 43, has three active felony warrants in Charlotte County, the CCSO reported in a statement to media.

One warrant accuses him of chasing and shooting at teenagers in Punta Gorda in 2022. Whitney skipped a court date and fled the state, the report states…

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