Man here illegally charged with battery after striking deputy: Polk County Sheriff’s Office

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a man here illegally from Venezuela has been charged with battery after striking a deputy while trying to flee a traffic stop.

A deputy pulled over a Pontiac G6 early Sunday morning due to an expired registration sticker.

The driver, 57-year-old Jose Adorno Pabon of Wahneta, told the deputy he did not speak English and didn’t have a drivers license…

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