A wanted man was arrested while sitting at the outdoor bar of a popular restaurant in The Villages.
James Ralph Rayborn, 68, of Steinhatchee, was taken into custody at about 4:45 p.m. Wednesday at City Fire at Brownwood Paddock Square.
According to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department, an anonymous tipster contacted the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office to report that a man with an outstanding warrant was hanging out at the restaurant’s outside bar area. Dispatchers ran Rayborn’s name and date of birth through a national database and confirmed there was an active warrant for his arrest out of Marion County.
When officers arrived at the scene, they easily spotted Rayborn seated at the bar. He was secured in handcuffs without incident…