Tampa police said 36-year-old Dallas Carl Dishman Jr. was a fugitive after escaping a court-ordered medical facility on Henry Avenue earlier Monday evening. Authorities were still searching for him Monday and told the public not to approach him if spotted.
Henry Avenue Escape
Police identified Dishman as the person believed to have left the facility earlier Monday evening. The search began after that report, and the public was told to call 911 if they saw him or had information about where he was.
The case centers on a court-ordered medical facility, but police did not provide further details about the setting or the circumstances of the order. Court records show Dishman has had multiple previous encounters with law enforcement in Hillsborough County.
Tampa Police Department Search
The Tampa Police Department said it was still looking for Dishman Monday evening. The warning not to approach him shifted the burden to residents and passersby: if he is seen, the next step is to contact 911 rather than try to intervene.
Police did not say where Dishman might be heading, leaving the search focused on the immediate area around Henry Avenue and any tip that could help officers narrow his location. That makes the public report of a sighting the most direct way the search can move forward.
The unanswered question is how Dishman got out of the court-ordered medical facility in the first place. Until police provide that detail or locate him, the search remains active and anyone who sees him is being told to stay back and call 911.
