HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 29-year-old Seffner man was ordered to spend the rest of his life in prison Tuesday morning following a violent 2025 confrontation that left a deputy and a civilian employee injured.
During a sentencing hearing in a Tampa courtroom, Logan Williams received two consecutive life sentences plus an additional 105 years for his role in a high-speed escape attempt.
The legal saga began in January 2025 when Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to a residence on Williams Road. According to investigators, an argument at the home escalated when Williams used a knife to cut his 87-year-old grandmother.
As deputies arrived at the scene, Williams fled in his vehicle. In an effort to end the pursuit, a deputy deployed stop sticks and used a marked patrol car to block the exit route. Rather than stopping, Williams drove directly into the patrol unit. The collision caused injuries to both the deputy behind the wheel and a civilian employee within the agency.
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A jury returned a guilty verdict in February, convicting Williams on a long list of charges. These included the attempted murder of a law enforcement officer with a weapon, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery on a person over 65, and driving under the influence involving property damage.
“When you target the very men and women who risk their lives to protect our community, we will pursue justice to the fullest extent of the law,” State Attorney Suzy Lopez said following the sentencing. “Thanks to the work of our prosecutors and law enforcement partners, this defendant will never walk the streets again.”
The case was led by Assistant State Attorneys Anna Ismer and Karina Simmons. With the consecutive nature of the sentences, Williams has no path for release from the Florida Department of Corrections.
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