SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Deputies say they’ve located a wanted man who escaped from a behavioral healthcare facility in Sarasota.
The sheriff’s office says 39-year-old Brian Stusalitus was arrested earlier this month for trespassing school grounds and disturbing the peace.
A few days after being booked into the county jail, Stusalitus was Baker Acted and taken to Coastal Behavioral Healthcare in Sarasota.
Deputies found out Sunday night that Stusalitus jumped over a wall and escaped the facility. Sarasota police then issued a warrant for his arrest.
Deputies with the Fugitive Apprehension Unit found Stusalitus near the intersection of Ashton and Swift Roads in Sarasota on Monday evening. He is now being taken back to the Sarasota County Jail.
Stusalitus has a prior arrest in Sarasota County for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He was released from prison in 2009 after convictions in Orange County for battery, carjacking, robbery, burglary with assault and grand theft.
