A Central Florida man was arrested after an investigation escalated into a vehicle pursuit. Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 31-year-old Gavin Ledbetter, of Lakeland, following a grand theft investigation that escalated into a vehicle pursuit and multiple felony charges.
Deputies responded after a victim reported that his backpack had been stolen from his driveway. A neighbor witnessed a white Volvo station wagon stop; a man exited the car, took the backpack, and then fled in the car. The witness was able to relay the tag number of the white Volvo with a Mississippi license plate to deputies. The stolen backpack contained approximately $1,200 worth of property, including keys, a laptop computer, battery packs, and other work related items.
Deputies soon located the Volvo traveling southbound on Kathleen Road in Lakeland. The suspect stopped at the intersection of Duff Road and Green Road, where three marked patrol units and one unmarked vehicle activated their emergency lights and positioned themselves in front of and behind the vehicle…