POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A man wanted on a murder charge, and suspected in another case, is now in the Polk County Jail.
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Deputies walked 26-year-old Enrique Martinez to jail on Tuesday.
He faces a murder charge for the death of a man at a homeless camp in November.
He is also a suspect in the murder of 20-year-old Sierra Hernandez, who disappeared last week.
Deputies made the arrest Tuesday when they spotted Martinez near Eagle Lake.
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“Our detectives, who were stalking him hard, were shocked that all of a sudden, he appeared just wandering down the sidewalk,” said Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
At first, Martinez ran away but later surrendered to deputies.
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Deputies said he has a criminal history that includes 13 felonies and 15 misdemeanors.
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