wesh 2' s greg fox is at ormc looking into the extent of sergeant marcy pearce' s injuries, but we s tart at the scene on high street with michelle meredith, michelle you talked to people who saw it all unfold? michelle: i did, let me show you the house where it all started. it is the brick house behind me. this is where the deputy attempted to make the arrest. in daylight, you can clearly see this area where deputies say the 15-year-old peeled out of his front yard with an orange county sheriff' s deputy hanging on the front hood hanging on for life. >> i heard it out here this morning i thought nascar had started early. tires were squealing there was a lot going on, i had no idea of the magnitude. michelle: investigators say it started around 7:30 this morning pearce, came to this house on high street with a probation officer to rearrest 15-year-old jancarlos ortiz on burglary charges. he had already been released from the juvenille jail for aggravated assault on a law enforcment officer with a motor vechile. according the investigators the deputy could see ortiz in his car she ste

as for marcy pearce, even if she comes back to work it quickly, it won' t be for long. she is scheduled to retire in october. jim: she will be sore tomorrow. wesh 2 will be monitoring the latest on the search for the teen driver throughout the night. you can catch up-to-the-minute information online, at wesh.com. we' re following some breaking a ninth circuit court judge has just ruled that the city may not be following the law when it comes to determining if you' re due a red light camera ticket. right now the cameras are run by a private company, which makes the initial determination if you' ve broken the law, and then sends the videos to the city for processing. the circuit court ruled that letting the private company decide if there has been an infraction is against the law. wesh 2 is still working through the ruling, to find out what this means. the city does not agree with the decision and are evaluating options regarding an appeal. angela: late breaking tonight on the zika front, a case has now been diagnosed in orange county. this is florida' s 26th case and the

sergeant paul smalley provided this photo of his wife, sergeant marcy pearce, who has been with the sheriff' s office for 22 years and is planning to retire in october. wesh 2 news has featured pearce in several stories, including this blood drive two years ago in honor of fallen deputy scott pine. schools where she' s conducted anti-bully campaigns. she was released from the emergency room after treatment for head, hand, and back injuries. jerry demings: at this time while she is in a lot of pain, she has a very jovial personality, but still she understands that she was in a serious situation today. meredith: pearce told her husband she wants to be back to work on monday, but she may need a few more days of r & r. wesh 2 will continue to have updates on sergeant marcy pearce and the search for jancarlos ortiz on air and on the wesh 2 mobile app. breaking news at 6:00 in the case of the deadly shooting right now 21-year-old jose lopez is in the process of bonding out again. he has now been arrested twice in the glitz ultra lounge shooting earlier this month. lopez has been charged with firi

marcy pearce has been with our agency for approximately 22 years. she has a husband who works here and the two of them are great employees. >> reporter: meanwhile, fox35 caught up with sergeant pearce's husband at home. if you know are ortiz is call the crime line. >> sonni: more on the search for baby willow. crews searched in a pond near where the baby was born. >> reporter: this pond is next to a burger king drive-thru. we have been posted here all day and people are coming through asking if they found the baby. this case has captured the attention of the entire neighborhood all week long. people gathered at the waters edge next to the pond to keep an eye on the search. this pond is just a quick walk from where police believe the they have named her baby willow. an orange county sheriff's office crew and orlando crew spent the first part of the day walking the perimeter of the bond. when they came up empty handed divers went deeper but came up with nothing still. one woman said the silver lining in the unsuccessful search today is this: the baby s

. >> authorities have been searching for ortiz since friday morning when he hit sergeant marci pearce. at 5:00 we spoke to a neighbor who was there as ortiz surrendered today. michael la party is at the juvenile assessment center. you learned the suspect's past may keep him there quite a while. likely look at the suspect's past and the seriousness of these acquisitions in deciding whether or not he's released or where things go next. >> we've learned that ortiz is no stranger to law enforcement. before calling authorities today deputies have arrested him three times for seven charges including stealing a car when he was 14 and assaulting an officer when it as he fled. he's also been arrested for stealing a gun. generally speaking the state said these are all factor that is will likely be taken into consideration when deciding if he should remain in custody. >> sergeant marci pearce is out of the hospital and re covering. >> a neighbor was disgusted by the acquisitions. >> could have just been a bystander. if he hit him and he took off that one thing right there was, you know, the wors

jancarlos ortiz hit sergeant marci pearce. just spoke with ortiz's neighbors about the arrest. we're putting that story together for you for eyewitness news at 5:00. >>> a mistake on an order at a pizza joint led to four arrests. flagler county deputies said 25-year-old jessica conting was upset when she received garlic knots with cheese. she said the clerk gave her money back in a rude way. a man helped her ransack the restaurant throwing pizza boxes, food and knocking over a cash register. they were all arrested. >>> in apopka this man threaten today use a machete to kill a neighbor. he was fighting with his neighbor over who should park where. that's when he tried to attack his neighbor and the neighbor fended him off with a broom. a witness was able to pull him off. >>> classes resumed as normal at st. cloud hospital following a there was several fights last week. we've not been told in the students have been disciplined. the school was locked down following a threat on social media. >>> this afternoon still no word on what caused an airplane to catch fire at oia. this happ

sergeant marcy pearce tried to arrest jancarlos ortiz on burglary charges yesterday morning, near 436 and colonial drive. but investigators say, he tried to drive away. sergeant pearce was in the car' s path and landed on the hood. the hospital and is recovering from a fractured foot. he husband, sergeant paul -- her husband, sergeant paul smalley, says they hope ortiz is caught soon. >> when she came to, she did not know where she was or what was going on. she was sitting in the middle of the street. blood was everywhere. i do not think i could' ve gone through this myself. cara: ortiz is wanted for attempted murder on a law enforcement officer. if you know where he is, call crimeline at 1-800-423-tips. we want to give you some perspective on jancarlos ortiz' s criminal history. although he' s only 15-years-old, he' s built up a lengthy rap sheet. he has seven charges in orange county alone in the past few months. ortiz was busted for burglary last september. less than a month later, he was arrested for grand theft and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. and just last mo

michelle: in the meantime, marcy pearce continues to heal from emotionally. state prosecutors have 30 days to decide if they want to charge ortiz as an adult. summer: thank you. glad to see she is doing ok. we are seeing some rain and the clouds are moving in. meredith: eric is joining us on the outdoor weather center. tony: we are tracking showers out there right now. it is a comfortable temperature because of all the clouds, 73 degrees and went out of the southeast. a little warmer along the space coast, 77 in melbourne. 78, daytona beach. let' s change gears and talk about the clouds and showers we see on the satellite. here' s the first alert doppler radar and it is mainly moving to the coastal communities. port orange about to get some rainfall. watching the showers all the way till port st. john. rain about to knock on your door said. bigger perspective showing, lots of clouds and lots of storms out west. that is what makes our severe weather threat tomorrow, tornado watches posted for louisiana. for the remainder of the evening, showers and then drying

sergeant marcy pearce-- was also in court. she was emotional as she spoke about the support she is getting from the force. ortiz is charged with attempted murder on a law h,h,h|enforcement officer. three marion county deputies are off the force. tells us deputy resigned, after internal affairs investigation. he is accused of excessive use of force, misleading more. resigned over drugs. one is accused of "using." another is accused of knowing, and not coming forward. this morning-- a man accused of a deadly hit-and-run is still in the orange county jail. bond for "valentin sis-sis" is set at 45- thousand dollar. he was drunk monday-- when he rain a red light, on orange blossom trail. that caused a four car crash. one person was killed. magic head coach-- scott skiles-- called it a "must win game." orlando was up in scott skiles-- called orlando was up in philadelphia, last night, to face the league's worst team. the magic responded with a big night, offensively. nikola vucevic scored a season high 35 points against the 76-ers.

sergeant marcy pearce was run-over friday morning. the suspect...15- year-old jancarlos ortiz is still on the run. pearce is recovering at home now...after spending time in the hospital. `ll`>8 > >>>>l>`>88>>>>` but she say--even though she's bruised-- she's optimistic and overwhelmed by the support. the sheriff's department sent us this interview with pearce. `ll`>8 > >>>>l>`>88>>>> the sheriff's office turn himself in. if you know where he is--you are asked to call crimeline. )```8>gpg`8`88p 8 a new billboard created by the "american muslim x community centers" in seminole county is causing a lot of buzz. you can see the billboard near i-4 and john young parkway. it compares three woman from different religions wearing head covers. most muslim women wear a headcovering--- as a part of their faith. but some women say they are harassed for wearing a head covering.. because people associate the scarf with terrorism. leaders from the community center... want people to know the display is no different than any other religion. the billboa

this week, a determined sergeant marcy pearce walked into court on crutches to be there as the 15-year-old john carlos ortiz. the boys and girls club at cypress springs elementary school got creative and created a message on the fence for sergeant marcy pearce. she wanted to come up with a way to wish her well. deputy pearce is still recovering but one can imagine she must be feeling a little bit better after seeing that message. she seems like a pretty tough lady to keep down when she was walking into that courthouse. >> lisa: your heart just went out to her when you heard her really emotional going into the court hearing. >> matt: we've seen many of her and the school supporting her. >> ginger: what a great lesson for the kids. just because someone hurt you, you still face them and let them know they did you wrong. thank you so much, matt. a lot of shoutouts tonight on our facebook page to sergeant pearce. [reading postings] >> julie: send your wishes and share the story on facebook.com/news 6. >> ginger: just in, doubled the heroin hotline, how deputies make a multi-million dollar bust

in the meantime, marcy pearce continues to heal from her ones. -- wounds of. jim: just a few showers mixed with some brilliant sunshine today. the threat of story weather is climbing with every passing hour. line tony: of dangers weather making its way central florida. tony:right now, jim, those alabama is under a state of emergency. that track is going to take it up to the carolinas but what will happen is we will take all that moisture out of the gulf of mexico and develop a line of showers. a window of opportunity for severe weather is going to be set up. if you have plans for tonight, there are a couple of showers popping up. a few showers going to be working towards brevard county. it is humid and unstable out here tonight. temperatures are in the 70' s right now but you can see right through 11:00 temperatures are holding steady. straight ahead and more on that severe weather. meredith: we are getting late word that the orange county sheriff' s office has arrested a man in connection to a double homicide. jonathan rosado has been charged with the murders

he is accused of running down deputy marcy pearce when she tried to arrest him on burglary charges. the victim was in court today along with other fellow deputies. reporter: the many -- marion county teen amber wright was accused of killing seath jackson in two thousand 11. she previously been sentenced to life by the sentence was thrown out and the case retry because she was not properly read homer maranda rights -- her miranda rights. angela: the student reported to a resource officer that a 16-year-old was in charge of a weapon. orange county deputies say a double homicide from two years ago. jonathan rosado has been charged with the murders of 39-year-old juan caban-serrano and 36-year-old alexander arana. deputies say he shot the man along with a third man who survived. the shooting happened along bancroft boulevard back in august of 2014. meredith: an isleworth millionaire who spent the last four years in prison for murdering his wife has been granted a new trial. bob word -- ward was convicted of killing his wife diane. his original defense attorneys failed to object to the s

sergeant marcy pearce tried to arrest jancarlos ortiz on burglary charges yesterday morning, near 436 and colonial drive. but investigators say, he tried to drive away. sergeant pearce was in the car' s path and landed on the hood. she has since been released from the hospital and is recovering from a fractured foot. -- her husband, sergeant paul smalley, says they hope ortiz is caught soon. >> she' s obviously angry over what has happened, and she' s hoping they catch him quickly, before he hurts somebody else. i do not think i could have done this myself. cara: ortiz is wanted for attempted murder on a law enforcement officer. if you know where he is, call crimeline at 1-800-423-tips. 5:36 now. we want to give you some perspective on jancarlos ortiz' criminal history. although he' s only 15-years-old, he' s built up a lengthy rap sheet. he has seven charges in orange county alone in the past few months. ortiz was busted for burglary last september. less than a month later, he was arrested for grand theft and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. and just last month, he wa

. >> sergeant marci pearce is out of the hospital and re covering. >> a neighbor was disgusted by the acquisitions. >> could have just been a bystander. if he hit him and he took off that one thing right there was, you know, the worse thing you can do. to hit a detector and try and hit her is different. >> reporter: the suspect is facing charges of aggravated he's due in court at 8:30 tomorrow morning. live tonight in orlando, michael la party, channel 9, eyewitness news. >>> since 5:00 we've had a chance to review more of our interview with family members of the merritt island father and daughter found dead in their home. in facters say 42-year-old sittichai boonkeian committed suicide. relative said he worked hard, loved his daughter and had talked habit returning to high deland tie -- to thailand where his wife lived. >> i think he was smart enough i don't know why he did that. >> we asked his sister if he was capable of harming his daughter. she said investigators will do their work. >>> tonight state troopers are crediting an eyewitness with helping them build their case against

. >> erik: that is sar screen marcie pearce. she is recovering at home. and here's the 15-year-old. jan carlos ortiz, he knocked the deputy on to his hood and started to accelerate. she was trying to arrest him for a burglary warrant. aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer in the past. >>> a shooting in orlando, officers raced to anderson street in the past hour and a half, a block from parramore. amanda, what do you know, what happened? >> reporter: police are in the saying much and the original call came in at 9:00 about a shooting on south parramore avenue. it looks like it ended here near the intersection of lee and wong, still very active out here, a lot of police officers and crime scene tape us imin the middle of the roadway there appears to and vehicle with a lot of damage to it, and damage to the front passenger door, and police isn't-- haven't told us what caused that damage. four people were injuried and september to local hospitals and we don't thoot extent of their injuries and we know there are investigators trying to figure out what happened and we are told t

jason: the sheriff' s office released this video of sergeant marcy pearce over the weekend. she says she' s stitched-up, swollen and has a broken foot. the teenager accused of plowing remains on the run. with the zika virus on the rise in florida, orlando international airport is joining the fight against it. officials are increasing the mosquito spraying program. they' ve been distributing educational flyers throughout the airport, encouraging overseas to bring insect repellent and to cover skin with clothing to prevent mosquito bites. there are 26 confirmed cases of zika in florida. is holding strong in theaters. "kung fu panda 3" claimed second with $12.5 million. the first part of a biblical trilogy made $11 million in its first weekend. the orlando magic are trying to make it two straight wins and the victor at the daytona 500 is claiming victory in the closest finish in the history of the event. and we are following breaking news. a deadly hit and run blocking parts of orange blossom trail. those northbound lanes are where you are going to see trouble. we are gathering

deputies say ortiz steered the stolen car he was driving right at sergeant marcy pearce when she showed up at his house to arrest him on four burglary-related charges last week. investigators say ortiz left sergeant pearce with an injured wrist and foot and several cuts and bruises still visible on her face and head. >> state your name for the record. >> jancarlos or 'tis. >> reporter: he made his first -- ortiz. >> reporter: he mace his first down -- made his first appearance today. the judge ruled that ortiz will remain in custody for the next 30 days, during that time state prosecutors will decide whether the 15-year-old will be tried as an adult. seeing ortiz proved difficult for sergeant pearce. she wiped tears from her eyes as the hearing. >> he tried to kill me. >> reporter: sergeant pearce told fox 35 she's still in a lot of pain but doing her best to stay positive. how do you feel about all the support you've got from the deputies surrounding you? >> i love my guys. my agency. my friends, my family. and my community's support is incredible. i'm so honored to have all these peop

sergeant marcy pearce says he hopped into a car and rammed into her when she tried to arrest him on burglary charges friday. ortiz is charged with the a law enforcement officer. this morning, brevard county deputies are still figuring out how a 13-year-old girl died. her body was found along with her father' s inside their merritt island home. deputies say he committed suicide. wesh 2' s chris hush asked family members and coworkers if there were any signs of trouble. >> beatlemania to took over -- >> this is the last text message they received from him. he' d called up from work on monday and now he was calling out last-minute on wednesday. one minute before his death the restaurant he worked at open. >> the 42-year-old sister could barely speak to us outside the merritt island home where he was found dead on sunday, along with his 13-year-old daughter. investigators believe he committed suicide, but many don' t understand why. the medical examiner has not yet confirmed his daughters cause of death. >> i told him, you have to go out. make a friend. >> a sign outside tied fuji in rockledge s

. >> lisa: as the teen faced the judge for the first time, sergeant marcy pearce was also >> he tried to take my life. he was going fast. >> lisa: the 15-year-old jancarlos ortiz is charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. she was trying to arrest ortiz on a burglary warrant when he hit the gas in a stolen car. he turned himself in yesterday at his mom's house. >> no comment. >> reporter: do you have pearce? >> i strive really hard to take care of those people every day. >> lisa: the sergeant thanked fellow deputies and the community and their support as she left the courtroom. ortiz is back in court next month. >> julie: a former isleworth millionaire convicted of killing his wife is getting a new trial. that means 67-year-old bob ward could get out of prison soon. bob ward was fingerprinted and custody after being convicted of almost five years later his 30-year sentence for killing his wife was overturned. an appeals court agreed his attorney should have objected when prosecutors showed video of ward refusing to talk to police, noting he has a constitutional righ

sergeant marcy pearce tried to arrest jancarlos ortiz on burglary charges yesterday morning near 436 and colonial drive. but investigators say he tried to drive away. path and landed on the hood. she has since been released from the hospital and is recovering from a broken foot. her husband, sergeant paul smalley, tells wesh 2 they hope ortiz is caught soon. >> when she came to, she did not know where she was, she was sitting in the middle of the streets. she knows there is blood everywhere. i don' t think i could have done this i self. -- myself. angela: else. ortiz is wanted for attempted murder on a law enforcement officer. if you know where he is, call crimeline at 800-423-tips. checking first alert weather, we' re capping off a nearly perfect day across central florida. here' s a live look outside, with meteorologist eric burris in the outdoor weather center. what is in store for us tonight? eric: i think i will protest coming back inside. it is no nice outside. clear skies overhead. dinner outside kind of weather. 69 on the coast in melbourne, 68 at the world' s most famous bea

hurt when a teenager sergeant "marcy pearce" is nursing some pretty nasty injuries. pearce was released from the hospital sunday. deputies say a teenage driver ran her over friday morning... when she tried taking him into custody. investigators say the 15-year-old stepped on the gas and headed straight for her.. pearce has a broken foot.. and has four stiches in her head.. but she says she's support. 3 records show orange county deputies have arrested september, when he's murder charges. 3 a cat and dog are firefighters pulled them from a burning home in hillsborough out at a mobile home off whisperwood court in tampa friday night. 3 crews had to revive a cat and a dog . luckily... they were okay-- no people were hurt either. no word on what caused that fire. 3 3 a nascar driver from tampa is the big winner of this year's daytona 500. and denny hamlin won the race is spectacular fashion. the 35-year-old pulled off a 3 stunner... motoring from fourth to first over the final two miles...to win nascar's biggest event. fox13's "kevin o'donnell" will break down the entire

chris: the husband of sergeant marcy pearce is stunned she' s after orange county deputies say she was run down by this teenager. investigators say 15-year-old jancarlos ortiz sped off in a car as sergeant pearce tried to arrest him on burglary charges friday morning. sergeant pearce was in the vehicle' s direct path and landed on the hood, hanging on as ortiz allegedly stepped on the gas. paul smalley: she rolled herself off of that hood. when she came to, she didn' t know where she was, she didn' t know what was going on, she' s sitting in the middle of the street. she knows there' s blood everywhere. i don' t think i could have done this myself. chris: sergeant paul smalley, who also works at the orange county sheriff' s office, tells wesh 2, his wife is home recovering from a fractured foot, has stitches in her head, and plenty of bruises. ortiz got away. no one has seen him since. jerry demings: 15-years-old. already been in trouble with the law. chris: sheriff jerry demings says ortiz is wanted for attempted murder on a law enforcement officer. adding to his already violent aggra

late last night, the sheriff' s sergeant marcy pearce. >> yes, i am really sore. i have a fractured left foot. i have four stitches in my eye, over here. i have quite a bit of swelling around my eye, and in my head. cara: pearce went on to thank those, who are supporting her after friday' s crash. deputies say, she was trying to arrest jancarlos ortiz on burglary charges, when he hopped into his car and hit her. ortiz remains on the run this morning. new information overnight on a deadly dirt bike crash. troopers now say, the rider was killed in addition to a woman, walking on the sidewalk. witnesses say, two men on dirt bikes were racing down powers drive at denson drive saturday, when one of them hit marie louissant of orlando. that rider, identified overnight as clayvon foster, was rushed to ormc, where he later died. >> this is crazy. you cannot even walk out the door anymore. you just do not know, you have to pray every day. cara: troopers are asking for anyone who saw the crash to give them a call. jeb bush: i congratulate my competitors, that are remaining

. >> reporter: marcy pearce was in the process of trying to take the teen in when the teen hit her with his white honda hatch back. >> she could hear the engine revving and he increased speed and she knew she needed to get off the hood. >> reporter: investigators say ortiz is wanted to armed burglary assault on a police he lives here. >> there is multiple people that live there. >> reporter: have you seen other cops there before? >> yeah, i have. >> reporter: sheriff demming is happy the probation officer with pearce called in for help. >> she is in a lot of pain but has a good personality. he needs to turn himself in. he is in serious trouble at the time. >> hope she gets better. >> reporter: and again ortiz was in a white honda hatch back with black rims. if you have any information on where he is call the crime line. valerie boy live in orange count aechlt accused of trying to rob a dis disabled woman about a block and a half away at the daytona international speedway at the bank. kelly joyce is live. >> reporter: police were called out here after a disabled money was taking out of t

deputies say ortiz had active custody orders, and when sergeant "marcy pearce" confronted him... ortiz hit pearce with a car and fled.. ortiz is still on the run today. 3 3 early this morning a shooting outside a hookah bar in north tampa sent 4 people to the hospital.. and claimed the life of a 29-year-old man. 3 3 3 the sheriff's department has not yet released the name of the man who died this morning, but say he is a 29-year-old hispanic man ... officials say they have not made any arrests and are not yet ready to release a description of this morning's shooter.. anyone with information should call crime stoppers. 3 3 hillary clinton just won the nevada caucus!and donald trump is leading in south carolina, where voters are heading to the polls... 3 and our political editor craig 3 let's start with the democratic caucus in nevada... hillary clinton had been leading by some 30-points-but bernie sanders has pulled nearly even... 3 craig ad libs response... 3 and how is the republcan race shaping up in south carolina? 3 though trump is leading in all the polls.. marco rubio could

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lawyers for that teenager will should be charged as an adult for driving into sergeant marcy pearce last week while she was taking him into custody. she suffered a serious head wound and other injuries but is out of the hospital this morning. >>> in sarasota county, a 5- year-old girl living within reach of guns and drugs is now out of that home. deputies describe that house as "an explosives ridden drug den." there are photos of the grenades, pipe bombs and dozens of firearms reportedly found in that venice home friday afternoon. this morning that little girl's mother, katie smith and her boyfriend steven pace face charges. neighbors say they are relieved, a few told us they took that little girl in numerous times keeping her for sometimes weeks at a time feeding and clothing her. deserve this. she needs a life. she deserves to have a life. this is not a life for nobody. or any animal. the home. the landlord told us both pace and smith are not allowed back and an eviction notice has been served. >>>76:07 -- 60:7. history making error, how many more exploding airbags could be >>> 6:09. t

michelle: the sheriff' s office released this video of sergeant marcy pearce over the weekend. she says she' s stitched-up, the teenager accused of plowing into her, jancarlos ortiz, remains on the run. jason: good news if you' re taking i-75 to the west coast, the road has re-opened following a fuel tanker crash and spill. f-dot says, early sunday morning, the driver lost control, and the tanker jack-knifed in sarasota county. 8500 gallons of fuel spilled, eroding parts of the interstate. all lanes re-opened overnight. michelle: two jockeys are in the hospital this morning, after three horses collided during a race in south florida. it happened yesterday at gulfstream park in hallandale beach. witnesses say, the horses crashed into each other as they were nearing the finish line. one of the horses was so badly injured it had to be euthanized. the jockeys are expected to be ok. a dream come true for nascar driver denny hamlin. jason: this morning, he' s celebrating a daytona 500 victory he' s been after for years. it was the closest race in the event' s history. michelle: brett

sergeant marcy pearce was approaching 15-year-old jan carlos ortiz to take him into custody. deputies say ortiz saw her and drove off hitting pearce so hard she was knocked unconscious when she hit the ground. pearce suffered a significant head injury but fortunately is out of the hospital now. deputies don't know if ortiz is armed but say he should be considered extremely dangerous. >>> in a few hours we're expecting to learn about a construction scam targeting older folks in hernando county. the sheriff there says he thinks con artists already victimized several people who haven't come forward yet. our erik waxler will be speaking with the sheriff today to find out what you can do to make sure your loved ones or yourself don't become victims and we'll post details to our abc action news mobile app. keep your valuables inside your house. pasco county deputies are looking for this man after a rash of car break-ins in one trinity neighborhood. they think the guy has been taking stuff from unlocked cars in the foxwood community. we're trying to confirm now with deputies whether

walking into the juvenile justice center with the help of her husband and a crutch, sergeant marcy pearce tried to be upbeat. >> i got the stitches out a little bit ago. >> reporter: her face is still black and blue. it's obvious she's still in a lot of pain. she's wearing a brace on her right wrist and walking with a cast on her left foot. the scene that left her in this condition still weighing heavily on her mind. >> i'm scared for my life. going fast. too fast. >> reporter: as she walked in to face the teen accused of trying to run her over and kill her with what deputies say is a stolen car. jan jancarlos ortiz had a goofy look on his face when he faced the judge. >> jancarlos ortiz. >> reporter: the judge ruled 30 days. the first 21 days are four the four burglary charges he was going to be arrested on last night when deputies say ortiz slammed on the gas and aimed right for the officer. >> the decision to charge a juvenile as as as an adult is serious and we want to go through and everything that we have what we need to make sure he's charged as an adult if that amize. >> reporter:

oritiz is accused of hitting sargeant marcy pearce as she tried to approach his car on friday. she was there to re-arrest him on a burglary charge. ortiz reportedly hit the gas as pearce walked up to him. she landed on the hood and eventually rolled off as he accelerated away. pearce suffered injuries to her face, head and hands. she was released from the hospital this weekend and thanked the public for their support in a video released by the sheriff' s office. a manhunt was underway for ortiz. at an unrelated news conference today, sheriff demings reacted to ortiz' s surrender and said, it' s still unknown where he' d been hiding out. interview him. he invoked his rights and did not make statements. we will piece all that together as the investigation moves forward, where he has been since friday. amanda: sherrif demings said ortiz turned 16 this weekend. he would not speculate as to why oritz waited to turn himself in. it' s possible the teen or his family saw the video of sgt. pearce and that may have moved him to surrender. coming up on wesh two news at 5:00, i' ll bring y

sergeant marcy pearce thanks those who are supporting her and explains ortiz, remains on the run. remember you can get your latest news headlines when you want them on wesh dot com, dave is back with >>> okay, everybody, this is rachel. another lincoln high survivor. this is everybody. chandler and phoebe and joey and you remember my brother ross. >> sure. >> hey. >> hi. >> we are back on this sunday morning, february 21st, 2016. that's the very first episode of "friends," the show went off the air in 2004, but tonight five of much more on that coming up. meanwhile, outside here on rockefeller plaza, this is a great lively crowd. and on a really pleasant weekend morning. >> not a bad day to be outside today. let's look at what's making headlines this morning. donald trump and hillary clinton will try to keep the momentum going today after their wins in the republican primary in south carolina and democratic caucus in nevada. marco rubio came in second. ted cruz in close third and jeb bush dropped out of the race. meantime, bernie sanders is urging his supporters not to give up. >>

chris: the husband of sergeant marcy pearce is stunned she' s

you can see how physically and emotionally drained orange county sergeant marci paefrs before -- pearce was before the hearing started. but after she saw 15-year-old carlos ortiz today, the one she says tried to kill her by running her down with a stolen car on friday morning, shifting his eyes, no remorse, no sympathy, she was overpowered by raw emotion. >> we fk aed why. -- asked why. >> he tried to kill me. >>reporter: the teenagers mother looked drained as she sat waiting for court to start. facebook from 2010 holding a trophy forgetting the honor roll and her post about how happy she was. we tried to fientd out why things -- find out why thing r things changed. >> what went wrong with him? she never answered. sergeant pierce says she hurts from head to toe but plans to go back to work as about soon as she's well. >> i imagine your husband was terrified when he heard this happened? . >> of course. >> he loves me. >>reporter: and they managed to smile as her husband, sheriff sergeant small paul smalley helped her to the car. the state has not yet decided how to charge the teenager fo

marcy will be in court !en 15-year-old jan carlos ortiz makes ortiz is facing an attempted murder charge... after investigators say he ran down pearce friday... while she was trying to bring him into custody. sergeant pearce continues to recover this morning from her injuries. in brevard county -- students will return to tropical elementary school for the first time today.. since learning that one of their classmates was found dead inside a home. um "sit-ah- kai boon-kin" and his 13-year-old daughter "an-an-ya" were found dead inside their merritt island home on sunday. investigators believe the father's death was a suicide-- investigators say they are not looking for any suspects. neighbors say they are in shock, neighbors describe ananya as a straight-a student -- who would often translate for her father-- who worked as a chef at local thai restaurants. the girl's mother was out of the country at the time of the deaths. "florida today" reports greif counselors will be at "tropical y today." the search for baby willow continues this morning... after another search turns up empty. orlando police found no sign of the missing newborn

so was the deputy he is accused of running over last week, sergeant marcy pearce. the teenager is charged with attempted murder on a law enforcement officer. three marion eputies are off the force. the sheriff's office says deputy eduardo bustamonte resigned, after learning about an internal affairs investigation. he is accused of excessive force..writing misleading police reports.. and more. two other deputies resigned over drugs. one is accused of "using." another is accused of knowing-- and not coming forward. students are p\jn back to class after a gun was found at umatila high school. two students were arrested the lake county sheriff's office say when they confronted the teen he admitted he got the gun from another student. the teens told deputies they were giving it to someone to fix. the gun did not work.... and there was no ammunition. a leap of faith --caught on camera in volusia county -- is going viral. three people jumped off the bridge on "international speedway boulevard" over the weekend. you can see in the video--one man jumps---then his two friend