Lane County Arrest
(Florence, OR) -- A fugitive from Indiana was arrested near Florence after trying to run down deputies. Lane County Sheriff's deputies found 41-year-old Tyler Leavitt on a Forest Service road. He tried to escape in his car, nearly hitting a deputy and hitting a patrol car. One deputy fired a shot while the other deputy jumped out of the way. After hitting another patrol car, a deputy used a PIT maneuver to disable Leavitt's vehicle. He was taken into custody and arrested.



