Crime & Safety
Man Who Rammed Pasco Deputy's Car Arrested in Louisiana
Anthony Batta has been arrested nearly 50 times over the years.

U.S. Marshals have arrested a fugitive who crashed his car into a Pasco County Sheriff’s deputy’s vehicle and then fled.
Anthony Batta, 24, had nearly 50 arrests to his name when he hit a deputy’s vehicle on Nov. 10 and then ran away.
Batta, a known gang member, was arrested by U.S. Marshals Tuesday in Oak Grove, La., on a Pasco warrant involving charges of leaving the scene and fleeing to elude, said Sheriff’s Office Spokesman Doug Tobin.
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His prior arrests stemmed from charges that included home invasion robbery, resisting arrest with violence, fleeing, possession of cocaine and auto theft.
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