Wanted man found hiding under bed at Port St. Lucie hotel, police say

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — You can run, but according to Port St. Lucie police, you cannot hide — especially under a hotel bed.

Police said officers went to a hotel on Village Parkway on Tuesday after receiving information that 41-year-old Kenneth Robert Ferow II, who was wanted on a Martin County simple battery warrant, was inside a room.

Ferow’s wife told officers he was not there, police said. But officers said they had credible information he was inside and continued investigating before getting permission to check the room.

That’s when officers looked beneath one of the beds and found Ferow hiding there, police said.

Officers ordered Ferow to come out with his hands visible, and he was taken into custody without incident.

Police said officers found a substance on Ferow that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. Two children, ages 14 and 8, were also inside the hotel room.

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Ferow was arrested on charges of possession of a controlled substance and two counts of child neglect, in addition to the outstanding warrant, police said.