By Erin Sullivan, Times Staff Writer
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Herbert Elsea, 63, and his sister drove from Bristol, Tenn., to Land O’Lakes, arriving Tuesday.
Late Monday evening, Herbert Elsea and his older sister, Kitty, left their home of Bristol, Tenn., and headed south to Florida. It was a place to which, 20 years ago, Elsea had sworn he would never return.
He was a wanted man for violating his probation on an old drug charge. He had been content to ignore the matter till he died, but the government wouldn't let him.
Elsea, 63, can't draw Social Security while he's a fugitive.
So his sister picked him up Monday, and they drove through the night. Elsea hoped for mercy.
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Back in 1990, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper pulled over Elsea's Pontiac Grand Prix for a cracked light. A search revealed 4 ounces of marijuana ...