VERO BEACH — The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed Wednesday afternoon that they arrested one fugitive in an operation in Vero Beach near Rosewood Magnet. A second fugitive, however, was not located at that apartment.
Arrested in the operation was 25-year-old Lyndon Antwan Ford, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service. Authorities are still searching for Patrick Mobley, 23.
Mobley is the last of five men wanted out of Sumter County for more than one shooting that occurred in July. Both Mobley and Ford face two counts of attempted first degree murder, among other charges.
The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in determining Mobley’s whereabouts. The public is encouraged to call 911 upon seeing him but are warned against engaging him.
According to the spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service, the agency developed information that both Ford and Mobley were holed up in an apartment in the 1800 block of 40th Avenue for the last several weeks.
“We confirmed that both fugitives had been hiding at this apartment for several weeks,” he said.
The U.S. Marshals Service is continuing its investigation into Mobley.
The spokesman for the Service credited the “great coordination” of efforts of numerous law enforcement agencies, including the Vero Beach Police Department, for Ford’s arrest.
Those who have already been arrested in the July Sumter County shootings are:
- Antwan Deon Williams, 34
- Traci Hutcheson, 30
- Ivan Mobley, 27
Sept. 10 3:33 p.m.
VERO BEACH — Authorities are beginning to leave the scene of a day-long search for a fugitive at an apartment on 40th Avenue at 18th Street near Rosewood Magnet.
Vero Beach Police spokesman Ofc. John Morrison said that most law enforcement officials have left the area and that the danger has passed.
Students are leaving Rosewood Magnet.
The U.S. Marshals Service was searching for 25-year-old Lyndon Antwan Ford, according to Ofc. Morrison. Ford is wanted on two counts of attempted first degree murder, among other charges.
Authorities did not find Ford in the apartment.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available
Sept. 10 2:40 p.m.
VERO BEACH — Authorities have gained entrance into an apartment in the area of 40th Avenue and 18th Street, trying to find and apprehend a fugitive wanted on two attempted murder charges.
According to Vero Beach Police spokesman Ofc. John Morrison, authorities breached the apartment earlier this afternoon and are searching the attic for the fugitive.
The U.S. Marshals Service is looking for Lyndon Antwan Ford, 25, who is wanted out of Sumter County.
Students at nearby Rosewood Magnet have been under lock down all day as a precaution due to the activity, according to Ofc. Morrison.
Students will be leaving the school campus on the south end, at 16th Street. The new parent loop installed at 18th Street has been closed. Parents picking up children should access the school from 16th Street, Ofc. Morrison said.
School buses, too, will be loading children on the south side of the campus.
Sept. 10, 11:05 a.m.
VERO BEACH — The U.S. Marshals Service, with help from the Vero Beach Police Department and support from the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office SWAT unit, is attempting to apprehend a fugitive believed to be in an apartment near Rosewood Magnet.
The school has been placed on lock down as a precaution, according to the Vero Beach Police Department.
Authorities are trying to apprehend Lyndon Antwan Ford, 25, who is wanted out of Sumter County on various charges including two counts of attempted first degree murder.
Ofc. John Morrison, of the Vero Beach Police Department, confirmed that at least one other person has been taken into custody.
Ford is also wanted on two counts of conspiracy to commit murder as well as selling cocaine within 1,000 feet of a public park and possession with intent withing 1,000 feet of a park, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Ofc. Morrison could not say how much longer the area around the apartments on 40th Avenue at 18th Street would remain shut down, explaining that authorities believe Ford is in the apartment and are trying to get him to come out on his own rather than force entry.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
Sept. 10 9:19 a.m.
VERO BEACH — The streets around the apartments on 40th Avenue at 18th Street have been shut down for the U.S. Marshals Service to conduct a search for fugitives with warrants out for their arrest, according to the Vero Beach Police Department.
Police spokesman Ofc. John Morrison said the U.S. Marshals arrived early this morning to conduct a search and he understands two fugitives have been taken into custody and authorities are searching for one more.
As a result of the activities in the area, Rosewood Magnet has been placed on full lock down as a precaution, Ofc. Morrison said. There has been no incident at the school.
This article will be updated as more information becomes available.
