GILCHRIST COUNTY, Florida – Deputies with the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Bell, FL, man on March 13, 2026, following an extensive investigation and coordinated efforts with multiple law enforcement partners.
Jeffery D. Long, 45, had been wanted in Gilchrist County in connection with a December 2025 incident in which he fled from deputies during a traffic stop. According to investigators, Long led law enforcement on a pursuit through fields before abandoning his vehicle and escaping on foot.
During the incident, deputies recovered multiple firearms, ammunition, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia from the vehicle Long had been driving…