HARDEE COUNTY, Fla. — A man wanted in Lee County on murder and burglary charges was taken into custody Sunday after a multi-county pursuit.
The Hardee County Sheriff’s Office says the Lee County Sheriff’s Office contacted them just before noon Sunday, requesting deputies be on the lookout for a 2024 black Dodge dually pickup believed to still be in the area. The driver, identified as Leosbey Cuesta De Armas, was wanted for second-degree murder and first-degree burglary with battery in connection with a Saturday incident in Lee County.
Hardee County deputies began patrolling the southern part of the county and found the truck parked along Dallas McClelland Road. When deputies approached, the vehicle sped off, starting a pursuit northbound on U.S. Highway 17…