LAKELAND, Fla. – A 42-year-old man, who authorities say is in the United States illegally and has been deported multiple times, was arrested in Lakeland on Sunday after allegedly battering a co-worker during a heated argument.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO), the incident took place around 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, on Old South Road. The suspect, identified as Leovardo Menardo Panzo, a 42-year-old man from Mexico, reportedly began making disrespectful comments about a co-worker’s wife and family.
Deputies say the verbal altercation quickly escalated into a physical confrontation when Panzo struck the other man in the face…