UNION COUNTY, Fla. – A man wanted in a home invasion robbery and murder in Polk County just over a week ago was captured Friday afternoon after Union County deputies assisted by bloodhounds from the Florida Department of Corrections found him hiding in a wooded area.
The Union County Sheriff's Office says they were notified by Polk County authorities that Walter "Tank" Morrison, 31, my be in the area. After a stolen car Morrison was driving was spotted in southwest Union County, deputies with the assistance of Department of Corrections and Florida Wildlife officers and K9 units tracked Morrison for hours.
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Morrison was eventually taken into custody without incident.
Deputies said Morrison is a former Union County resident and has a violent criminal history.
Morrison was booked into the Union County Jail on Polk County warrants of first-degree murder, burglary and battery. He is being held without bond until he is extradited to Polk County.