Florida deputy shot by registered sex offender who remains on the run

Authorities issued a "Blue Alert" for Gregory Miedema after a Florida deputy was shot a number of occasions on Tuesday night time.
Florida Division of Regulation Enforcement

A Florida deputy was shot Tuesday night time by a registered intercourse offender who stays on the unfastened, officers stated.

Gregory Ryan Miedema is suspected of capturing a Taylor County sheriff’s deputy a number of occasions. The deputy, whose identification has not been launched, suffered life-threatening accidents and was airlifted to a hospital, based on WTXL.

Miedema was final seen touring on US Route 19 close to the town of Perry, based on the Florida Division of Regulation Enforcement (FDLE) on Fb.

Police imagine the 33-year-old is driving a gold 2000 Chrysler Sebring bearing the license place YZ8TKU. The general public is suggested to not strategy the suspect.

The FDLE issued a “Blue Alert” within the hours after the capturing. The alert is used when police enlist the general public’s assist to discover a suspect when an officer is injured or killed.

Miedema (seen in a earlier reserving picture) was sentenced to six.5 years in federal jail in 2011.

Sarasota County Sheriff's Workplace

Miedema is a registered intercourse offender in Florida.

In 2011, Miedema was sentenced to serve six and a half years in jail after he was convicted of lewd or lascivious battery, intercourse with a sufferer 12 to fifteen years previous and possession of kid pornography, based on the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Workplace. He was additionally ordered to serve two months of probation.