Man with immigration warrant runs into woods after traffic stop in St. Johns County, search snarls traffic

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – At least one man with a felony immigration warrant ran into the woods in St. Johns County on Monday morning following a traffic stop on Interstate 95, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

A Florida Department of Transportation camera showed several law enforcement vehicles on the shoulder of I-95 South near International Golf Parkway, with their lights flashing.

The sheriff’s office stated that it assisted Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in a search for two people who fled from a traffic stop initiated by the agency. Any information about the search should be requested through CBP, the sheriff’s office told News4JAX.

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Starting around 9:40 a.m., traffic was backed up in both directions on I-95.

As of 10:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office said they were still searching for the man.

By 11 a.m., law enforcement vehicles left the scene and traffic started flowing more smoothly.

News4JAX emailed CBP for more information about the search.