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'You want me to say the other word?': Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank
"The defendant advised he drove to the Citizens First Bank, but it was closed, so he then drove a few parking lots over to the Chase Bank," an affidavit reads. The post ‘You want me to say the other word?’: Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank first appeared on Law & Crime.
Heat index in the triple digits with a few showers and storms around
ORLANDO, Fla. – Happy Sunday! Scattered clouds are expected with afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 90s inland and lower 90s along the coast. Orlando could see near-record highs in the upper 90s. Rain chances in the metro area and east of Interstate 4 are between 30-40%. It will feel...
Villager allegedly flips golf cart and flees scene of crash
A Villager was arrested after flipping his golf cart and fleeing the scene of the crash. Gary Steven Breault, 58, who lives at 908 Aloha Way on the Historic Side of The Villages, was found hiding in the bushes after his golf cart flipped over at about 10 a.m. Fourth of July at El Camino Real and Cazares Avenue, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
73-year-old woman arrested after allegedly pulling knife during argument
A 73-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly pulling a knife during an argument. Hattie Singleton of Wildwood was taken into custody on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Wednesday night by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies. Deputies were called to her home after she allegedly...
Virginia man arrested in alleged attack on female companion
A Virginia man was arrested in an alleged attack on his female traveling companion. A witness told Sumter County sheriff’s deputies that a man, later identified as 60-year-old Ritchie Lee Triplett of Winchester, Va., was choking a woman who had been traveling in a truck with him at about 7 p.m. Tuesday when they pulled into the parking lot of Love’s Travel Stop in Bushnell.
Out-of-staters in speeding SUV nabbed with marijuana and fake IDs
Two out-of-staters in a speeding sport utility vehicle were nabbed with marijuana and fake IDs after a traffic stop on Interstate 75 in Sumter County. Alvin Mack, 23, of Charlotte, N.C., was driving the black Chevy SUV at 91 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone at about 8:30 a.m. Thursday southbound on I-75 near Sumterville, according to an arrest report from the Florida Highway Patrol. The SUV accelerated to 120 mph before Mack eventually pulled over.
Homeless man arrested after pitching tent near RV campground
A homeless man was arrested after making an unwanted return and pitching a tent near a local RV campground. Patrick Reed, 67, was found shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday by a tent on a wooded lot near the Wildwood RV Village Campground on State Road 44, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy saw that Reed was in possession of a marijuana grinder. He was also in possession of 3.4 grams of marijuana and an edible THC gummy.
Florida Man Arrested After Attempting 1-Cent Withdrawal From Chase Bank
A Florida man is facing felony robbery charges after attempting to withdraw a single penny from a bank. The incident occurred last Saturday afternoon at a Chase Bank on US-441 in Lady Lake. According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, 41-year-old Michael Fleming entered the bank and presented a withdrawal...
K-9 assists in arrest of driver with meth in Liz Claiborne pouch
A K-9 unit assisted in the arrest of a driver with methamphetamine tucked in a Liz Claiborne pouch. Joni Deann Shaw, 46, of Oxford, was driving a beige Honda CRV at about 2 p.m. Tuesday on County Road 229 in Wildwood when she executed a rolling stop at the intersection with County Road 466, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank
LADY LAKE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing a felony robbery charge after he allegedly tried to withdraw 1 cent from a bank in Sumter County. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Chase Bank on US-441 in Lady Lake, according to an arrest affidavit from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.
Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank
LADY LAKE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing a felony robbery charge after he allegedly tried to withdraw 1 cent from a bank in Sumter County. The incident happened just before 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Chase Bank on US-441 in Lady Lake, according to an arrest affidavit from the Sumter County Sheriff's Office.
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