Burglary Suspect Captured After Several Hours on the Run

SPRING HILL – An all-night manhunt finally paid off for Sheriff’s Deputies Saturday, after a burglary suspect eluded them for several hours.

According to reports, 38-year-old Zachary Allen Schmidt entered a residence at the 1400 block of Old Mill Lane, after kicking open the door. Once inside, Schmidt began fighting with at least two people and then fled the scene on foot. Several deputies established a perimeter, while K-9 began tracking and the Air Unit search searched from above. Schmidt avoided detection for several hours but was eventually captured in the area of Shoal Line Blvd and Blue Fish Drive.

Schmidt is charged with one count of Burglary and is currently behind bars, held on $10,000 bond. It should be noted that Schmidt was arrested two previous times this year, on charges of Battery, Criminal Mischief, and Violating Probation.

The battery victims declined to press charges against Schmidt for the altercation that took place inside the home.

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57 comments

  1. Mug shot once again proves what I said on another story: Beauty’s only skin deep, but some people look like they’ve been turned inside-out. Those 2 victims should have asked for a re-match, I’d love to see how round 2 turned out without the surprise factor!

  2. There has to be more to this story, Tom!
    Why did the 2 people inside the house decline to press charges for the battery?
    Did they know Schmidt ? And if the answer is yes, why did Schmidt break in
    and then start fighting the people inside? Was it drug related, is that why they
    chose not too press charges?

    1. must have nothing better to do than judge people,this world is full of issues,he has people who loves him.so maybe you all should clean up your own back yards.which one of you are God hes the only one who can judge.

  3. If he’d kicked in my door there would have no problem for the sheriff to find him. He would have been found just about where he started kicking.

  4. Sadly it was his residence before this day and was gathering his clothes while the womans ex started to attack him. Thats y they arent pressing charges. The woman told him at first to come there and then had the ex taunt him. Not sure of drugs. Alcohol was a factor. He did not take anything other than his clothes. Why was this not looked into further?? His son is sad.

  5. Why is this not a home invasion they call it burglary because he is white if he was black it would have been home invasion he kicked in the door with people inside

  6. HE LIVED THERE! He’s a father and a son still. Unfortunately, everyone has their opinions and don’t know the story. And they don’t know his demons he has fought …I’m not proud of what he’s done but NO BABY KILLER!! pray God has him on a better path and for some reason of his ways. Pray for him too since you all have no Skeletons in your closets!

  7. im his son and all u talking shit can stop cause he an awesome dad I love him and yes he has problems but its also the others too sometime it not the suspets fault thank u

  8. What’s interesting….. IS all the people that Try to hide and yet criticize him… I’m looking in their closets too…. SMH
    #internetinformationamazing

  9. Not hiding, if I posted my full name you wouldn’t recognize it. Whiterq and Lisa you both need to realize that if you’re going to be stupid you have to be tough! But I won’t feed your sickness.Stop being so thin-skinned. And have a blessed day! See, I said something nice to people I don’t even know!

  10. Some people have good reason for not using their name, business, politics, and not to mention the nut jobs out there. Lisa who, my back yard is very clean. Check it out CSI

  11. Sounds like this 38 speciallllllllll did ride in on the short bus. A person like this you have to ignore, not all there upstairs. How could anyone with brains [as he must really be special] talk about a young boys dad. OH! Got it, he’s not man enough to make kids and if he could he wouldn’t like some one talking about them when they don’t know any thing about this person. Makes them feel like some one real SPECIAL.

  12. A “young boy’s dad” who is already on probation, was charged two other times this year with crimes to include battery as well as criminal mischief, and now this. I feel for the son, he has no choice of who his dad is. But his dad has a choice when it comes to what he is or isn’t involved in. And his record speaks for itself.

  13. Yep 38 special you r right, his skeletons were already out of the closet and no you can’t pick your parents, feel sorry for the young son. However these posts by his supporters show they are quite ignorant when they talk about the disabled and special needs children and the short bus. No compassion for them people?well shame on you. Now go ahead a spew your venom on me, I don’t care, facts are facts, go out today and do something nice for someone, might make you feel better!

  14. you are correct on that 38, but you were wrong to tell the son to get hooked on phonics and become a habitual offender.I think there must be other issue with the whole situation

  15. I never said anything about the disabled but Im voicing my opinion for a reason,actually it was 38 who was telling the son to get hooked on phonics an to become an habitual offender

  16. Obviously Lisa you know nothing about the SHORT BUS of what it is used for. Actually don’t think I was talkin to you, so it was good that 38 special told the son not to be a habitual criminal, I would say that’s good advise, since he seems to have no one else to guide him in that direction.

  17. Whoops guess I read it wrong, agree with most of everything 38 special says, and we don’t have to judge, his record speaks for itself good luck to the son, I hope he gets some good influence going in his life!

  18. Once and for all: I said to become a habitual offender, I.E. get “hooked” on phonics, and become a regular user of said program, because being a casual speller is just not working out. Never once did I say anything about the son breaking any laws.

  19. Let set the record straight. First this guy has raped his girlfriend in the past and current girlfriend but has not been charged for it since they did not call the cops when it happened they are both idiots for not doing so. He has broken the car window from his past girlfreind and broke the car window with his current one. He was supposed to be in jail for 8 months for VOP but was release in less then 3 months for overcrowding condiction. He has been abusing his current girlfriend since they been together. The day he got released is the same day he broke the door down and started attacking the people in the house. He was forced out of the house by the two men in the house during the break in. This was not do to drugs and the two people that did not press charges was for a different incident with him not this one. This guy should stay in jail for a long time without parole. If they let him out again it’s the fault of the system as to what he will do next.

  20. Yeah Backwoods hillbilly I know. But after reading what tiffiny and Sissy60 just said, I’m starting to think this might be an on-line dating site! Guess theres no market for goods that have no monetary value.

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