David Ryan Franco: Hit and run suspect was easy to identify, sheriff's office report says

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David Ryan Franco
Photographer: HCSO
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David Ryan Franco
Photographer: HCSO
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Posted: 09/15/2012

An alert Sheriff’s Office Administrative Assistant spotted a dude on her way to work on Thursday that she believed was wanted by deputies in connection with a Hit and Run the day before, according to a news release from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies stopped the man's car and determined the man, 31-year-old David Ryan Franco, was indeed the suspect.

But he was easy to spot.

He had an ill-conceived tat.

The original victim had told deputies, “He had tattoos all over his face.”

This marks his third trip to the pokey since May.

So think before you ink.

Copyright © 2012, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

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