In the early evening of February 28, 2005 two inmates escaped from the Hardee County Jail. The two inmates placed a table against a wall enabling them to climb onto a storage shed roof, over a wall and out of the recreation area
Call the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office at (863) 773-4144 to provide information as to the possible location of the escapees.

RONALD DALE SMITH ANTHONY LAYNE DEBOY
W/M D.O.B. 9-9-1973 W/M D.O.B. 1-21-1983
6’ 220 Lbs. 5’9” 165 Lbs.
Brown Hair, Brown Eyes Brown Hair, Hazel Eyes
CHARGES: CHARGES;
1. Off bond Domestic Battery Warrants for v.o.p. original charge:
2. Off bond Fleeing to Elude LEO 1. Poss. Of Pentazocine
3. Warrant, Felony Petit Theft 2. Uttering a Forged Instrument
4. Poss. Firearm by a Convicted Felon 3. False verification of ownership
5. Agg. Assault to a Pawn Broker
6. Resisting Arrest w/o violence 4. Forgery
7. Intro. Contraband into a County Jail 5. Grand Theft
8. Carrying a Concealed Weapon 6. Burglary of a Structure
9. Dealing in Stolen Property 7. Petit Theft
Inmate information can be seen on the Hardee County Sheriff’s Office Web site ,www.hardeeso.com