Alachua County deputies search for man who fled stolen vehicle near Newberry Road

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies searched Monday afternoon for a man who ran from a stolen vehicle near the South Pointe neighborhood west of Interstate 75 along Newberry Road.

Shortly before 5 p.m., deputies warned drivers they were searching the area. The suspect is described as a white male wearing a black T-shirt and blue jeans.

This station reached out to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office for an update on the manhunt but had not received a response as of Monday evening.

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