Cape Coral man no-shows court date after police say he stole car he was hired to fix, drove it drunk
>> IT’S ANOTHER FRIDAY. SO THAT MEANS TRISH ROUTE WITH SOUTHWEST FLORIDA CRIME STOPPERS IS HERE TO TELL US WHO WE NEED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS WEEK. TRISH, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE’RE STARTING OFF OUR LIST THIS WEEK WITH A GUY WHO WAS DRUNK AT MORE THAN 3 TIMES. THE LEGAL LIMIT. >> WHEN HE CRASHED HIS CAR AND KILLED A MAN IN THE PROCESS AND YOU WANT FOR THE REST OF LEROY BAST WAS ISSUED LAST WEEK AFTER HE VIOLATED PROBATION ON A CHARGE OF DUI MANSLAUGHTER. POLICE SAY BEST WAS SPEEDING DOWN THE ROAD AT 4 IN THE MORNING WAY SWERVED INTO A CURB OVERCORRECTED AND FLIPPED HIS CAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE PASSENGER IN HIS CAR WAS EJECTED AND DIED A SHORT TIME LATER AT THE HOSPITAL WHEN OFFICERS ARRIVED ON SCENE, THEY SAID BASS REEKED OF AND TOLD THE STORY ABOUT HOW SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO ROB HIM AND THAT’S WHY HE WAS SPEEDING AND THEN CRASHED HIS CAR, HIS IRRESPONSIBLE DECISION TO DRIVE DRUNK, LANDED HIM FOR A FEW MONTHS IN A LEE COUNTY JAIL BEFORE BEING FOUND GUILTY AND SENT TO PRISON FOR 10 YEARS. HE WAS RELEASED WITH THE CONDITION OF BEING A LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN BUT VIOLATED THOSE TERMS LAST MONTH WHEN HE WAS BUSTED FOR A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT IN OSCEOLA COUNTY TODAY PASS HAS 23 PRIORS FOR CONTEMPT ARMED BURGLARY, GRAND THEFT AND LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT AMONG OTHER CHARGES. HE IS 5, 5, 210 POUNDS AND CELEBRATE HIS 47TH FOR AND CELEBRATED HIS 47TH BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY. NEXT UP IS A CAR REPAIRMAN WHO TOOK ADVANTAGE OF A CUSTOMER BY TAKING MORE THAN JUST HER CASH. DETECTIVES ARE ON THE HUNT FOR RICHARD GORMAN, WHO FAILED TO SHOW UP FOR COURT EARLIER THIS MONTH AFTER AN INITIAL ARREST FOR GRAND THEFT AUTO AND DRIVING WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE. THE VICTIM SAID SHE HIRED GORMAN TO FIX A CAR A FEW WEEKS EARLIER. AND THAT’S WHEN SHE THOUGHT THEIR INTERACTIONS WERE OVER. BUT WHEN HER CAR WENT MISSING ONE EVENING, THE ONLY PERSON SHE COULD THINK OF WHO HAD PREVIOUS ACCESS TO A CAR WAS THE REPAIR GUY. POLICE ISSUED AN IMMEDIATE BELOW FOR THE CAR AND LOCATED IT PRETTY QUICKLY. THAT’S WHEN THEY FOUND GORMAN BEHIND THE WHEEL A BIT TIPSY WITH A HALF EMPTY BOTTLE OF VINO IN HAND, GORMAN TOLD OFFICERS THAT THE VICTIM TEXTED HIM PERMISSION TO TAKE THE CAR, BUT COULDN’T PROVIDE ANY PROOF. THE VICTIM, HOWEVER, SHOW COPS ALL THE COMMUNICATION AND NOT ONCE. WAS THAT PERMISSION EVER GRANTED AFTER SHOWING SIGNS OF IMPAIRMENT GORMAN WAS GIVEN A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST WHICH HE FAILED, LANDING HIM BEHIND BARS FOR THE NIGHT FOR GRAND THEFT, AUTO AND DUI. HE WAS RELEASED WITH A COURT DATE SET FOR LAST WEEK FOR WHICH HE WAS A NO SHOW. CORMAN HAS 3 PRIOR FOR DRUGS, VIOLATING A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORDER AND DUI. HE IS 6 FOOT 195 POUNDS AND WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE LIVING IN SOUTH FORT MYERS. ALSO ON THE RUN THIS WEEK IS REPEAT OFFENDER WITH A LENGTHY HISTORY OF DRUGS AND VIOLENCE. DENNIS HALL NOW FINDS HIMSELF BACK ON LAW ENFORCEMENT’S RADAR THIS TIME FOR FAILING TO SHOW UP IN COURT FOLLOWING ARRESTS FOR DRUGS AND NARCOTICS PARAPHERNALIA. CAPE COPS STOPPED HALL WHEN HE WAS RIDING A BIKE DOWN DEL PRADO BOULEVARD JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHTS ON CONCERNED FOR HIS SAFETY IN TRYING TO ENSURE THAT HE DIDN’T GET HIT BY A CAR. THE OFFICER BROUGHT THE LACK OF LIGHTING TO HALL’S ATTENTION, BUT HIS CANINE PARTNER ON THE OTHER HAND, TOOK IMMEDIATE INTERESTED HALLS, BACKPACK. THAT’S WHERE THE DUO FOUND A SIZABLE STASH OF METH, FENTANYL, POT AND PARAPHERNALIA SPENT ABOUT A WEEKEND LOCK UP BEFORE BEING RELEASED UNTIL HIS NEXT COURT HEARING, WHICH HE BAILED ON LAST WEEK. HALL HAS A MELTING RAP SHEET WITH MORE THAN 20 ARRESTS BETWEEN LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES FOR BATTERY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WEAPONS OFFENSES RESISTING AND LOTS OF DRUG CHARGES. HE IS 6 FOOT 165 POUNDS AND WILL MARK HIS 43RD BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK. HALL WAS LAST KNOWN TO BE HANGING HIS HEAD IN NORTH FORT MYERS. AND LEST ON THIS WEEK’S LIST OF LAWBREAKERS IS A 31 TIME OFFENDER WANTED IN CONNECTION WITH A DRUG BUST FORT MYERS. EARLIER THIS YEAR. JOHN MOSES JONES NOW FINDS HIMSELF AS A WANTED MAN THIS TIME FOR VIOLATING PROBATION ON A CHARGE OF THE POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. OFFICERS SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT ON JONES’S HOME BACK IN JANUARY WHERE THEY FOUND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DRUGS TO INCLUDE 765 GRAMS OF PROMETHAZINE. THAT’S WITH COATING 80 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA AND 17 GRAMS OF COCAINE THAT LANDED HIM THE LOCKUP FOR ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE HE PLED GUILTY AND WAS PLACED ON 36 MONTHS OF STATE PROBATION. NOW, JUST A SHORT TIME LATER, HE HAS VIOLATED THOSE TERMS BY TESTING POSITIVE FOR OXYCODONE AND COCAINE IN HIS SYSTEM. JONES HAS RACKED UP 31 ARRESTS SINCE HIS TEENAGE YEARS FOR CRIMES TO INCLUDE ROBBERY, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY STRANGULATION, RESISTING WEAPONS OFFENSES, BATTERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON AND LOTS AND LOTS OF DRUG CHARGES. HE IS 5.11, 240 POUNDS AND HAS A TATTOO OF 2, 3, 9, WITH FLAMES ON HIS RIGHT ARM, THE VIRGO SYMBOL ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE NAME KATIE ON HIS LEFT ARM. AND UPON HIS ARREST, JONES WILL BE HELD WITHOUT BOND IN THE LEE COUNTY JAIL. AND AS ALWAYS, IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THE FUGITIVES WE FEATURED HERE TODAY, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL THE CRIME STOPPERS HOTLINE. THAT NUMBER IS 1, 807, 8, 0, TIPS. ALL CALLERS WILL REMAIN ANONYMOUS AND WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CASH REWARD OF UP TO $3,000. AND JUST AS A REMINDER TODAY IS THE 6TH ANNIVERSARY OF LAUREN DUMOLO GOING MISSING IN CAPE CORAL. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR ANY ANONYMOUS TIP ON WHAT HAPPENED LAUREN. WE’RE HERE. 24 7 TO TAK
Cape Coral man no-shows court date after police say he stole car he was hired to fix, drove it drunk
Updated: 12:57 PM EDT Jun 19, 2026
A Cape Coral man is wanted by law enforcement after he failed to show up for his court date following a grand theft and DUI arrest, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.Crime Stoppers says Richard Gorman, 47, was initially arrested after he was hired to fix a victim’s car and ended up stealing it. The victim noticed that her car had gone missing, and told police that Gorman was the last person who had access to it.When police issued a BOLO for the car, they found it and Gorman behind the wheel, Crime Stoppers says. Police say Gorman also had a half-empty bottle of vino and showed signs of impairment. Gorman reportedly told officers that he had permission to use the car, but could provide no evidence, they say. The victim showed officers communications between the two, which reportedly made no mention of any permission given to take her car. Gorman was arrested on grand theft and DUI charges after officers say he also failed a field sobriety test.Gorman was released pending a court date, which he failed to show up for. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 195 pounds, and was last known to be living in South Fort Myers.If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
A Cape Coral man is wanted by law enforcement after he failed to show up for his court date following a grand theft and DUI arrest, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.
Crime Stoppers says Richard Gorman, 47, was initially arrested after he was hired to fix a victim’s car and ended up stealing it. The victim noticed that her car had gone missing, and told police that Gorman was the last person who had access to it.
When police issued a BOLO for the car, they found it and Gorman behind the wheel, Crime Stoppers says. Police say Gorman also had a half-empty bottle of vino and showed signs of impairment.
Gorman reportedly told officers that he had permission to use the car, but could provide no evidence, they say. The victim showed officers communications between the two, which reportedly made no mention of any permission given to take her car. Gorman was arrested on grand theft and DUI charges after officers say he also failed a field sobriety test.
Gorman was released pending a court date, which he failed to show up for. He is 6 feet tall, weighs 195 pounds, and was last known to be living in South Fort Myers.
If you have information in this case, you are asked to contact Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477), on the P3 app, or on its website. You can remain anonymous, and if your tip leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $3,000.
DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.