Roscoe Tanner on the run again

Due to his ten year pattern of recalcitrance, ignoring orders of the Dade County (Georgia) court to appear, and due to his failure to comply with orders of that same court, another warrant was signed to compel Roscoe Tanner's appearance in that court since he refused to voluntarily appear. His bond was set by the court at $750,000 to ensure his appearance at future hearings, should he desire to post bond to get out of jail, since his word that he will appear no longer has any value to the court.

The finding of the court that he was in Contempt of Court was served on Roscoe Tanner in Florida, where he now resides. Instead of appearing as ordered, he skipped the state of Florida and hid out in Massachusetts, at the home of a long-time friend, Scott Smith, who hired him to teach tennis clinics to children of wealthy residents of Martha's Vineyard island.

Roscoe got word that authorities had been tipped off to his hideout and he left suddenly within 20 minutes of finding out they were enroute. Word on the street is that he is headed to Tennessee where he has lots of fans and friends willing to harbor a fugitive.

Any citizen who knows of Roscoe Tanner's whereabouts is asked to call the Tanner Tracker Hotline, 202-684-8201 to report his location. Your tip will be kept confidential.