Event Brief
Ohio Fugitive Arrested After Keys Chase, Water Capture
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 05, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Monroe County deputies arrested 28-year-old Brandon Lee May of East Liberty, Ohio, after a reckless driving pursuit that began near Mile Marker 83 and ended with a foot chase in Islamorada. May fled into the Gulfside water, where deputies used a Taser to take him into custody following break-ins and active resistance.
WHO: Brandon Lee May (28), wanted on out-of-state warrants; Anthony Shane Morris (28), passenger; Monroe County deputies; deputies transported May to Mariners Hospital in Tavernier.
WHAT: A wanted Ohio man was arrested after a multi-property chase, break-ins, and a foot pursuit that ended in the water; he resisted arrest and was Tasered.
WHEN: Sep 04, 2026
WHERE: Monroe County, Florida (Islamorada; Mile Marker 83; Gulfside water)
WHY: The arrest followed May’s reckless driving, refusal to stop, and subsequent break-ins and flight from deputies.
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