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Friday, March 29, 2024

Marion County sheriff searching for man accused of battering senior citizen

Dylan Fairbanks

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 26-year-old man accused of battering a person 65 or older, obstructing justice and grand theft auto.

The sheriff’s office’s Facebook page says the man, Dylan Fairbanks, “likes to hurt individuals over 65 years old, steal their vehicle and threaten them. We need to get this violent criminal off the streets.”

Fairbanks has ties to Alabama and Polk County. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact Crime Stoppers of Marion County at 352-368-STOP (7867) and reference 20-63 in your tip. If you use Crime Stoppers and your tip leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.