Marion County deputies arrest two men in connection with grand theft

SUMMERFIELD, Fla. (WCJB) – Two men were arrested Tuesday in connection with a grand theft case in Marion County.

Deputies say they received an anonymous text saying a man wanted for theft arrived at a home in Summerfield on a motorcycle. Patrick Ortwein, 27, had a felony warrant for grand theft of a motor vehicle.

They say they arrived at the home to find Ortwein attempting to leave the driveway on the motorcycle and blocked him from leaving. He resisted arrest, knocking off a deputy’s body camera, before they were able to restrain and arrest him…

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