Tractor Suspect Identified

The suspect from Saturday’s incident involving a tractor and an officer-involved shooting has been identified as Ethan Robert Layne, 22.

He is being held at the Monroe County Detention Center on a preliminary charge of attempted homicide of a police officer.

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are forthcoming.

Around 6 p.m. on Saturday, police responded to a report of an individual damaging property with a tractor at the College of the Florida Keys. Police encountered the tractor on College Road. The suspect rammed the occupied police car with the tractor. Shots were fired by the Key West Police. The suspect was taken into custody and there were no injuries.