The Brief
- A man accused of stealing a truck in Plant City is facing several charges after Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives and an aviation unit tracked him down during a pursuit Tuesday afternoon.
- On Tuesday at 1:50 p.m., detectives located Eric Wells, 50, driving the stolen truck in Plant City. A chase ensued and Wells stopped at a fenced area near a Marathon gas station off Branch Forbes Road.
- An HCSO aviation unit watched from above as Wells got out of the vehicle and threw a backpack filled with drugs into the woods nearby before being taken into custody by detectives.
PLANT CITY, Fla. – A man accused of stealing a truck in Plant City is facing several charges after Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives and an aviation unit tracked him down during a pursuit Tuesday afternoon.
Timeline:
According to HCSO, Eric Wells, 50, was the main suspect in the theft of a Ford-150. …