Guyrson Maddy was taken into custody in Fort Pierce by St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office.
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. —
A wanted fugitive from Broward County was apprehended in Fort Pierce by the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office after a reported domestic disturbance at a hotel in Port St. Lucie.
At approximately 11:20 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the Best Western in the 7900 block of South U.S. Highway 1 after a witness reported seeing a man physically assault a woman before pushing her into a vehicle and leaving the area.
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Fugitive apprehended in Fort Pierce.
Deputies confirmed that a battery had occurred and began working to identify the person involved.
They determined the suspect was 37-year-old Guyrson Maddy, who had multiple outstanding warrants from Broward County for violations of probation.
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Guyrson Maddy
Investigative efforts also led deputies 15 miles northwest of the hotel to a dark-colored 2025 Tesla Model Y believed to be involved in the incident.
While searching the surrounding area, they located a vehicle matching that description at a residence on Palm Breezes Drive in Fort Pierce.
Deputies contacted a woman who confirmed she had been at the hotel and ultimately directed them to a bathroom where Maddy was located by a deputy and his K-9 partner.
Maddy was apprehended without incident and taken to the St. Lucie County Jail on a domestic battery charge.
The Broward County holds for violations of probation are for battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, grand theft, criminal use of personal identification information, defrauding an innkeeper and driving while license revoked.
Maddy’s probation in Palm Beach County began in 2023 and ended last Sunday, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
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