Two Wanted Men, One Truck: Routine Lakeland Traffic Stop Leads To Double Arrest

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Two Polk County men with active felony warrants are behind bars after deputies pulled over a pickup truck in Lakeland on Thursday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

A deputy stopped a blue Dodge Ram near the intersection of Brunnell Parkway and Memorial Boulevard on Thursday, August 20.

Investigators identified the driver as 40-year-old Vernard Goodman of Winter Haven. A records check revealed Goodman had an active warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon stemming from allegations that he pointed a gun at another man and threatened to kill him…

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