Haines City Bicyclist Nabbed By Polk County Deputies For Raiding Broken-Down Pickup

HAINES CITY, Fla. — A Haines City man found out the hard way that an unattended pickup on the side of the road is not, in fact, a roadside yard sale.

Andy Scott Henson, 47, was arrested Monday afternoon after a bike ride turned into a very poorly timed crime of opportunity, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Just around noon on Oct. 19, a patrol deputy cruising along U.S. Highway 17/92 near Century Drive noticed Henson lingering beside a parked pickup truck with a bicycle in tow. Henson was hauling gear out of the truck’s bed in plain view of highway traffic, and directly in front of law enforcement…

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