[IMAGE CREDIT: Lake County Sheriff’s Office]
[Original Publish Date: 01/27/20]
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LEESBURG, Florida — A man wanted for an armed robbery in Marion County refused to surrender to authorities in Leesburg for more than three hours Saturday night, according to an arrest affidavit.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, Leesburg Police Department received a teletype from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office advising Charles David Hall, 31, was sitting on the front porch of Savannah Manor Assisted Living Facility, 1027 West Main Street, Leesburg. Hall, believed to be armed and dangerous, was in possession of a stolen vehicle and was a suspect in an armed robbery, according to the teletype.
For approximately two hours, police watched Hall walk back and forth from the building to a red Nissan SUV that was stolen out of Marion County until he finally got into the SUV and pulled out of the parking lot.
Police initiated a traffic stop and Hall pulled over at the Sunoco at the corner of 12th Street and Main Street. Police asked Hall to exit the vehicle, but he refused and would only communicate with officers by yelling through the open driver’s side window, the affidavit states.
Officers called in negotiators and a tactical team and after about three hours of negotiations, Hall, of Umatilla, surrendered. Upon searching Hall, officers found a revolver in a makeshift holster in his waistband and a round of ammunition in his right pocket.
Hall was given a criminal citation for driving with a suspended license, along with being charged with two counts of possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon and resisting arrest without violence. He is being held in the Lake County Jail on $103,000 bond; charges are pending against him for grand theft auto and armed robbery in Marion County.
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Our Editor-in-Chief, Marilyn M. Aciego, began writing for Lake Legal News in 2010. Born and raised in Lake County, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She started her journalism career at LSSC, where she was editor of both student publications, The Angler and The Odyssey. Her professional career began at the Daily Commercial in 2004 where she covered cops and courts the majority of her time there until she left in 2009. Currently, along with being Editor-in-Chief of Lake Legal News, she is the Florida bureau chief for an international media organization. She has made more than two dozen appearances on live national television, including Nancy Grace and the Greta Van Susteren show, along with her appearance on Evil Twins. Contact her with breaking news, tips, and feedback by sending an e-mail to 352Tips@gmail.com. You can also contact us on our Facebook page — and make sure you “Like” and “Follow us” there. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bonnie Whicher]
