TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County deputies are searching for a man accused of threatening people at a Tampa bar with a gun and then driving the wrong way on Dale Mabry Highway.
The Sheriff's Office calls 40-year-old Robert Hubbard a "violent felony offender."
Hubbard is wanted on multiple charges out of Hillsborough County including Violation of Probation Robbery, Violation of Probation Dealing in Stolen Property, Violation of Probation Obtaining Money from Secondhand Dealer with Altered ID, Violation of Probation Fraudulent Use of Credit Card, Violation of Probation Grand Theft, Violation of Probation False Information on Pawnbroker, Violation of Probation Grand Theft, Violation of Probation Dealing in Stolen Property, Violation of Probation False Info on Pawnbroker.
Deputies say Hubbard got into a fight at the Green Parrot Pub at 12:20 a.m. where he showed off a gun. Authorities say he left the bar only to return at 1:13 a.m. before leaving in a car.
The Sheriff's Office reports deputies quickly spotted Hubbard in a vehicle near Weston Circle and Colby Road. They began to pursue him until he began driving at a high rate of speed southbound in the northbound lanes of Dale Mabry Highway.
Officials say Hubbard ran away after crashing in the parking lot of the Gonzalez Funeral Home at 1:35 a.m.
Anyone with information where Robert Hubbard can be found is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200 or Crime Stoppers at 800-873-8477.
The Sheriff's Office plans to charge Hubbard with Aggravated Assault and Fleeing and Eluding once he is located.
