Crime & Safety
Man Dragged Girlfriend With Car: Deputies
A manhunt is on for a suspect accused of beating his girlfriend with a metal bat before dragging her with his car.

HUDSON, FL — The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating a 25-year-old man wanted in connection with a domestic violence case.
According to the sheriff’s office, Samuel Frederick Collins of Hudson is accused of beating his girlfriend with a metal baseball bat. Deputies say he then dragged the woman through a parking lot with his car as she held onto a passenger door.
Collins is described as standing 6-foot-3. He weighs and estimated 170 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. Deputies say he is possibly driving a white 1990s four-door Cutlass.
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Anyone who knows of his whereabouts is asked to call 911 immediately.
No further information on the active case is being released at this time.
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Photo courtesy of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office
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