{"id":48150,"date":"2025-11-15T22:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/48150\/"},"modified":"2025-11-15T22:45:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:45:07","slug":"stolen-truck-suspect-avoids-law-enforcement-by-hiding-in-florida-swamp-for-2-days-deputies-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/48150\/","title":{"rendered":"Stolen truck suspect avoids law enforcement by hiding in Florida swamp for 2 days, deputies say"},"content":{"rendered":"

A stolen truck suspect was caught earlier this week after he eluded and fled from law enforcement by hiding in a Central Florida state park swamp for over two days, deputies said.<\/p>\n

According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, 37-year-old Earl Dorey was spotted in a stolen truck on Wednesday, and as deputies tried to arrest him, he bailed out of the vehicle and ran into De Leon Springs State Park, a natural spring located about 47 miles north of Orlando.<\/p>\n

During the chase, bodycam video<\/a> shared on the sheriff’s office Facebook page showed Dorey leading deputies deeper into the swamp, where he pointed a gun at them and himself as they headed deeper into De Leon Springs.<\/p>\n

“He’s in the water,” a deputy can be heard yelling. “Dude, just give the f— up!”<\/p>\n

Despite being able to capture two other suspects who were also inside the stolen truck with him, deputies were unable to apprehend Dorey.<\/p>\n

On Friday afternoon, VCSO provided an update <\/a>on Facebook, stating that Dorey was captured after one of their K-9 units found him, covered in mud, shoeless and pantless.<\/p>\n

“His only complaint [Friday] is that he’s thirsty and his legs hurt,” the agency said.<\/p>\n

Dorey was then taken to a local hospital before being booked in jail on his warrants and other charges, including aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, fleeing from law enforcement and possession of a controlled substance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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