Post by Scumhunter on Oct 17, 2020 1:09:06 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: Citrus County Crime Stoppers website)
Fugitive Profile as of October 17th, 2020: (Based on Citrus County Crime Stoppers Wanted Suspects listings)
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian
DOB: 07/21/1958
Age (as of 10/17/2020): 62 years old
Height: 5ft8in
Weight: 230
From the Citrus County Chronicle (chronicleonline.com)
Joseph Allan Bubb, the Floral City Man accused of burning down a busy Sleepy Hollow Resort earlier this year, was a no-show for his trial Tuesday morning.
Bubb’s lawyer, Assistant Public Defender Luke Waatti, told Circuit Court Judge Richard “Ric” Howard he last spoke to his 61-year-old client on Friday, but hasn’t heard from him since.
“I talked to him on the phone several times,” Waatti said.
Howard called Bubb using a number Waatti said was Bubb’s cellphone, but there was no answer, and bailiffs also shouted Bubb’s name numerous times in courthouse halls.
After hearing no response or showing from Bubb, Howard issued a warrant for his arrest on a third-degree felony charge of failing to appear for court. If Bubb is apprehended, he’ll be jailed without bond.
Also postponed was Bubb’s scheduled trial this week for the Jan. 11 blaze that burnt down the Sleepy Hollow bar and restaurant in Floral City. Customers inside were able to escape unharmed as the fire spread.
Prosecutors with the State Attorney’s Office in late-May filed information in court directly charging Bubb with a first-degree felony charge of arson to an occupied structure. Citrus County Sheriffs Office deputies apprehended Bubb on May 21 after an arrest warrant was signed.
If Bubb is convicted at trial, Howard could sentence him to up to 30 years in prison.
Assistant State Attorney Kevin Davis asked Howard on Tuesday to issue an order prohibiting Bubb from contacting listed witnesses, which the judge granted.
Howard reassured the victims in his courtroom that absconders typically won’t come after them.
“Most times they put the covers over their head and hope it goes away,” he said. “Well, it won’t.”
www.chronicleonline.com/news/crime_and_courts/alleged-arsonist-of-sleepy-hollow-resort-a-no-show-for-trial-arrest-warrant-issued/article_1d35971c-0568-11ea-9895-a79d3a4b9ce4.html
Thoughts? According to a search of Florida's online wanted persons search, Bubb still shows as having a warrant as of this posting date (10/17/2020): pas.fdle.state.fl.us/pas/restricted/PAS/person/WantedPersons.jsf
Articles do not go into detail as to why Bubb allegedly burned down the bar and restaurant, although I will say it is a miracle it seems no one was killed.
Admin Note #1: Joseph Allan Bubb was arrested in Hampton, Tennessee in May of 2021 but became a wanted fugitive once again after a judge released him from custody. Bubb's whereabouts are now "unknown" as of 10/28/2021 and information on Bubb's whereabouts can be submitted to the U.S. Marshals Service at www.usmarshals.gov/tips/. Tipsters can also remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward by contacting Citrus County Crime Stoppers at 888-269-8477.
Admin Note #2: If you have any (news-related) updates on this case, please contact us here: amwfans.com/thread/1662/website-contact-form