'Where's Waldo?' Fleeing suspect breaks into occupied home, chased out by armed homeowner, captured by deputies
A man fleeing from Lee County deputies broke into a Sanford home in an attempt to hide on Friday.
Narcotics agents arrived in the 1000 block of James Street to execute a search warrant when Phillip Howard Fortune, 30, ran away from the front yard towards a wooded area behind the home.
Fortune continued running to Vance Street, where he broke into an occupied residence in an attempt to hide from agents, officials say. However, he soon fled that home as well after the homeowner confronted him with a gun, according to Sheriff Brian Estes.
Fortune continued to run and was captured by agents.
The incident was characterized as 'Where's Waldo?' in a release from the Lee County Sheriff's Office.
During the search of 1013 James Street, Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotic Agents located Fentanyl, Cocaine, Marijuana, and a firearm.
Fortune was arrested and charged with:
- Trafficking Opioid by Possession
- Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance (Fentanyl)
- Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance (Cocaine)
- Possess with Intent to Sell and Deliver Schedule Marijuana
- Sell and Deliver Schedule II Controlled Substance
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
- Breaking and Entering to a residence.
Fortune was brought before a Lee County Magistrate, who issued a $101,000 Secured Bond.
