Crime & Public Safety
Two-state fugitive arrested in Dover after deputies spot concealed weapons and a taped handcuff key
Hillsborough County deputies arrested 42-year-old Jonathan Terry in Dover after locating him hiding under a shed overhang and observing him discard a weapon. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says the Aviation Unit located Terry at about 6:37 p.m. on October 1, 2026, and kept visual while deputies moved in on the ground.
According to the Sheriff's Office chronology, deputies saw Terry reach into his clothing and toss a pair of brass knuckles under a nearby vehicle as they approached. Deputies took him into custody and conducted a search that uncovered a handcuff key taped inside his underwear.
The agency reports Terry is a convicted felon wanted on active fugitive warrants from Kentucky and Indiana: an active warrant in Kentucky for violating probation on a controlled-substance possession charge and a four-year-old warrant from Indiana for failure to appear on a Methamp possession charge. The Sheriff’s Office says Terry now faces local charges of Felon Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Possession of a Concealed Handcuff Key, in addition to the out-of-state warrants.
The investigation remains ongoing and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Public Affairs Office is handling updates. Sheriff Chad Chronister is quoted in the release regarding the arrest.
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