K9 Rex apprehends suspect who fled from Marion deputies after a traffic stop

On Sunday, November 27, 2022, at approximately 7:00 p.m., MSgt. Micah Moore located a vehicle parked at Circle K on HWY 441, whose registered owner, 40-year-old Jimmy Ryan Lain, did not have a valid driver’s license. Lain also had a warrant out of North Carolina for Violation of Felony Probation. MSgt. Moore witnessed Lain enter the driver’s seat and begin backing out of the parking lot.

A traffic stop was initiated and Lain stopped his vehicle, let out two backseat passengers, and then fled from MSgt. Moore, accelerating onto Sunset Harbor Road.

Lain continued to drive at a high rate of speed, turning onto 441, crossing over CR 42, and turning back onto Sunset Harbor Road. MSgt. Moore was able to position his vehicle in such a way that Lain was forced to turn onto SE 90th Court, which came to a dead-end. After turning, Lain drove his vehicle into a wooded lot, where he stopped the vehicle. Lain then fled from the vehicle, going into the Dell Webb Spruce Creek Subdivision.

Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Air-One responded and located Lain, who was trying to hide. Air-One directed K-9 Deputy West and his partner K-9 Rex to where Lain was hiding in the woods. After commands from K-9 Deputy West to come out, Lain began to run and K-9 Rex was released. Lain was apprehended by K-9 Rex and placed under arrest by deputies.

Lain was transported to the Gold Star Hotel, where he was charged with Fleeing to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer, Possession of Ammunition by a Convicted Felon, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Resisting an Officer Without Violence, and No Valid Driver’s License. He is being held on a $38,000 bond.