The Baker County Sheriff’s Office announced that the man was arrested just before 6 p.m. on Wednesday.

BAKER COUNTY, Fla. — UPDATE 5:52 P.M.

The Baker County Sheriff’s Office announced that Tommy Rowland has been located and is currently being transported to the Baker County Detention Center.

A Baker County elementary school is currently on lockdown as a precaution for reports of a man on the run from police in the area, according to officials with the Baker County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).

Officials have asked residents in the area of South Glen St. Mary in Baker County to be on the lookout for 44-year-old Tommy Rowland, wanted out of Duval County for failure to appear in court on charges of felony battery and false imprisonment, according to Duval County court records.

BCSO officials said Legacy Elementary School is currently on lockdown as a precaution as they search for Rowland, and additional deputies have been stationed at the school. 

He was last seen wearing white shorts and a dark shirt, and officials said he ran from deputies in the area of Southern States Nursery Road. 

Rowland was ordered to appear in Duval County criminal court for proceedings on charges of felony battery and false imprisonment on March 27, according to court records, for an incident he was arrested for on December 29, 2025.

According to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest report, police were called to a RaceTrac gas station on University Boulevard in reference to an incident between Rowland and his girlfriend on Christmas Day, 2025. 

The report states Rowland’s girlfriend told investigators he had been holding her against her will at his home for days when the two went to RaceTrac. Once there, she told investigators she escaped his car, went inside and hid inside the women’s bathroom before Rowland entered and dragged her out. 

During this, she told investigators Rowland punched her multiple times, and investigators said they noticed a laceration on the top of her head, multiple bruises and scratches on her face and chest, and several “marks” on her back and wrists.

According to BCSO, Rowland was also arrested in 2024 after a manhunt in Macclenny on charges of felony domestic battery and false imprisonment.

Residents are called to ask 911 or (904) 259-2861 if they see Rowland, and officials caution residents to keep their distance.