Witness holds hit-and-run suspect at gunpoint in Jacksonville until police arrive

5:18 PM, Jan 31, 2013   |    comments
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- One man was taken to the hospital Wednesday night while another person was taken into police custody after a hit and run near Regency Mall at the intersection of Southside and Atlantic boulevards.

Police say the victim, who was on foot, was struck around 7:45 p.m. as the pickup truck drove down Southside and kept going. Skid marks could be seen in a grassy median at the busy intersection, and the truck knocked down a yield sign.

The victim, who police say is an adult male, was taken to Shands Jacksonville with non-life threatening injuries. His name has not been released.

According to a police officer on the scene, witnesses John Bradley Avery II, 44, and Gary Gibson, 50, chased the suspect down and Avery held him at gunpoint until police arrived. The suspect's vehicle has bumper stickers that say "Criminals prefer unarmed victims" and "The best homeland defense is an armed citizen."

The suspect, Tracy Andrew Isbell, 26, was being questioned Wednesday night as police continued their investigation. According to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office inmate records, Isbell was in jail on Thursday on a charge of "armed: possess not more than 20 grams of marijuana." His bond is $2,508.

First Coast News