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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Suspect arrested after SWAT team raids apartment complex in Ocala

Earl Thomas Mozell

A suspect was arrested after he barricaded himself in an apartment in Ocala.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team assisted the Ocala Police Department in the apprehension of 30-year-old Earl Thomas Mozell on Saturday at the Sutton Place Apartments at 554 NE 23rd Circle.

Mozell, who was wanted on multiple warrants, was reportedly armed with a shotgun and a handgun. He refused to obey commands from law enforcement to come out of the apartment. He attempted to exit through a window, but then came to the front door.

He was tasered, taken into custody and booked at the Marion County Jail.