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American Legion Shooting Suspect Captured

 Dave Wax  Ann Butler     Created: 11/9/2009 1:55:01 PM    Updated: 11/23/2009 4:58:40 PM
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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Sheriff's deputies knew who they were looking for in connection to a shooting in early November at an American Legion post.  Two weeks later, they found him.

According to the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, 19-year-old Johnny Lee Collins opened fire outside the American Legion on Bond Street around 1 a.m. Sunday, November 8.

A female was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital. Two males also were hit, one of whom was hospitalized.

Early Monday morning, a tip led deputies to a home on SE St. Johns Street, where they found Collins hiding in a bathroom closet.

He was arrested and remains in jail with no bond, charged with three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

All three victims are expected to recover.

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