FHP: Escaped murderer arrested while walking along I-75 in Florida
Image of Anthony Moret courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol.
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - An escaped murderer from Georgia is back behind bars after troopers found him walking along I-75 in Southwest Florida.
Anthony Moret, 67, escaped from prison while he was serving a life sentence without parole for murder.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, troopers spotted Moret around 6 a.m. Saturday walking along the interstate in Charlotte County.
A trooper ran a wants and warrants check and learned Moret had an active warrant for escaping.
Moret was arrested without incident and taken to the Charlotte County Jail to await extradition to Georgia.