Kentucky Escapee Captured Near Sebastian Inlet

October 28, 2019 Andy Hodges Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County
James Cowles of Kentucky captured near the Sebastian Inlet.
James Cowles of Kentucky captured near the Sebastian Inlet.

A man who escaped from Kentucky was captured near the Sebastian Inlet Sunday.

On Sunday at 11:30 a.m., the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office requested assistance from the Indian River County Sheriff’s in locating a Ford Mustang that was last seen traveling south on A1A from Sebastian Inlet.

The vehicle was supposed to be driven by James Cowles, who is an escapee from Kentucky.

Deputy Rodriguez saw the suspect’s vehicle pass him, and as he went to turn around, the driver fled at a high rate of speed.

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Suspect's vehicle found.
Suspect’s vehicle found.

Rodriguez was able to locate the suspect vehicle hidden on a golf cart path, but it was unoccupied.

Deputy Reimsnyder and his K9 partner Kobi responded to the scene and began to track the suspect from the vehicle.

K-9 Kobi
K-9 Kobi

After a lengthy track, Kobi located James hiding in a brush line. James was taken into custody and transported to the Indian River County Jail for further processing.

James was serving a 23-year prison sentence for Burglary and Grand Theft when he fled Kentucky.

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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Jupiter, Florida. He has been a radio and TV personality since the mid-1980s. He has worked for WFLX-TV (Fox 29), WIRK, WLIZ, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and others. In 1994, Andy took a break from broadcasting and was a software and systems engineer for various companies. In 2002, he permanently moved back to Sebastian, where Andy's family has lived for over 45 years. He returned to the broadcasting sector in 2005. Andy joined Sebastian Daily as our editor-in-chief in 2016.