East Knights Griffin Road was covered with police officers today while they searched for a felon wanted by the State Attorney’s Office. George Edward Ford, 33, of Plant City, is still at large. He has a warrant out for trafficking cocaine.
Plant City Police Department officers first noticed Ford while he was driving a U-Haul down East Knights Griffin Road around noon. When Ford spotted the officers, he pulled his U-Haul over in a ditch near Paradise Oaks Place and ran into the wooded area surrounding the road.
The Plant City Police Department called on the help of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to search for Ford. The sheriff’s office used a helicopter to scan the area from above. They also brought their K-9 unit. Plant City police used their K-9 unit, as well.
Police brought it in at about 3 p.m. but are still following leads.
“We’re never going to stop looking for people with felony warrants,” said Captain Jerry Stwan, of the Plant City Police Department.
According to Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office records, Ford has been arrest 21 times. The most recent was in May 2014. He faced charges of reckless driving with property damage, fleeing to elude at a high speed, obstructing or opposing an officer, possession of cocaine, and driving with a suspended, cancelled or revoked license.