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New addition to Most Wanted list
Jan. 16, 2010

Fugitive felons on the run are the focus for area police, who are asking for the public’s help in tracking down some of the area’s most violent offenders.

It’s a new year – and with that comes a new addition to Crime Stoppers Most Wanted list. Detectives throughout Southwest Florida say their resolutions are to find the fugitives hiding out in the corners of our community, and relocate them to a new home… behind bars.

“We’re not playing games. Never have – never will," said Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott.

Last week, Jarvis Jenkins joined the ranks of the Most Wanted list. He’s a convicted felon with a long rap sheet for drug charges and other offenses. Right now, he stands accused of burglary, grand theft and grand theft of a firearm.

Also dodging deputies is Tony Armstrong, who’s been jailed 13 times before – four of those for drunk driving, and several for violent outbursts that have led to battery charges.

These warrants sweeps have been extremely effective, with dozens of fugitives apprehended in just a short amount of time. And every new lead taken in through the Crime Stoppers hotline brings detectives that much closer to putting known criminals behind bars.

Some of the most wanted criminals in Southwest Florida include sexual deviants, attempted murderers and drug dealers trying to destroy lives. It includes people like Sergio Correia, wanted for the lewd and lascivious molestation of a teenager, and Troy Bolin, wanted for the sexual battery of a young girl.

”He needs to be picked up, and he will be picked up. He will come up for air. If he’s watching, and he knows he’s wanted… the Sheriff’s Office would be more than happy to throw him in jail," Scott said.

Take a look at these faces – if they look familiar and you know where they’re at, Crime Stoppers is asking you to make that anonymous phone call. A cash reward lies in wait, and detectives are on the ready to put these most wanted fugitives behind bars once and for all.

"When our guys can put handcuffs on someone like that, it’s a good day," Scott said.

Anyone with information on a wanted fugitive is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-780-TIPS (8477). All callers will remain anonymous and will be eligible for up to $1,000 in cash rewards. The Crime Stoppers hotline is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tips can also be made online at www.swflcrimestoppers.org.