WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A guy who was sought for allegedly assaulting a kid was located and taken into custody, according to the sheriff’s department.
U.S. Marshals from the Florida Caribbean Regional Task Force, together with deputies from Walton, Holmes, and Jackson County, went to a house on Dawn Road early this morning to serve a warrant for Travis Hoose, who is 36 years old. They were aided in their mission by deputies from Walton, Holmes, and Jackson County.
According to the marshals, they saw activity within the residence as well as the lights being turned off. It has been stated that as the task team entered the house, they discovered a cut on the floor of one of the bedrooms.
It was stated that he was spotted fleeing the house via the back yard, which was reached by a crawl space that ran under the house. He was taken into custody without a hitch by the several units stationed around the perimeter.
In addition to the arrest warrant for sexual and lascivious battery on a juvenile under the age of 16, Hoose is also sought for disobeying the directions of law enforcement officers to stop and for a number of other offenses, such as obstruction and violating the terms of his parole.
He was taken into custody and lodged in the Walton County Jail.
