Suspect wanted in Citrus County case arrested at Hernando Walmart

Hernando County deputies arrested Steven Sheehan inside a busy Brooksville Walmart on July 15 after a cross-county pursuit tied to an aggravated assault with a firearm case in Citrus County.

The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office identified Sheehan as a 39-year-old Dunnellon resident with a date of birth of 08/04/1986. In a post that included body-worn camera footage from earlier that day, the agency said Sheehan was arrested inside Walmart on two counts of Weapon Offense - Improper Exhibit Firearm or Dangerous Weapon and on a charge of Flee/Elude Police/Fail to Obey LEO Order to Stop.

Deputies said the case began in Citrus County, where Sheehan allegedly got into an altercation at a Publix before the situation carried into Hernando County. A video posted by WTSP said Hernando deputies described the incident as starting in Citrus County and then moving to Walmart, where the arrest was made. WFLA described the event as a cross-county hunt and said the arrest took place at a Brooksville Walmart.

The sheriff’s office said additional Citrus County charges were pending a warrant. No injuries were listed in the arrest post. The Walmart arrest ended the immediate search and brought the suspect into custody inside one of Hernando County’s most heavily trafficked retail spaces, where deputies were forced to make a fast stop in front of shoppers and employees rather than in a more controlled setting.

For Hernando County, the arrest underscored how quickly an alleged violent encounter in one county can spill into another and place ordinary public spaces at the center of a law-enforcement response. The sheriff’s office release and the accompanying footage showed an active effort to track a wanted suspect who had already moved across county lines before deputies caught up with him at the store.