Event Brief
FLOCK Cameras Help Deputies Arrest Wanted Fugitive
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
Summary: Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 57-year-old Juan I. Montero of Foley, Alabama, after license-plate recognition flagged his vehicle entering the area. A FLOCK safety camera recorded the SUV on southbound I-75 near I-10, leading to a high-risk stop around 9:03 p.m. Juvenile passengers were checked and unharmed; Alabama authorities confirmed active warrants for first-degree burglary, menacing, and harassment.
WHO: Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies; Juan I. Montero (57, Foley, Alabama); Elberta Police Department (Baldwin County, Alabama); juvenile passengers
WHAT: Deputies used FLOCK and license-plate recognition to locate and arrest a wanted Alabama fugitive during a high-risk traffic stop on I-75.
WHEN: Sep 11, 2026
WHERE: Interstate 75 near the interchange with Interstate 10, Columbia County, Florida
WHY: A “be on the lookout” alert and license-plate recognition flagged the vehicle as an armed and dangerous burglary suspect.
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