Bartow Man, New York Woman Arrested After Wahneta Traffic Stop With Barbed-Wire Bat

Routine Infraction Leads to Discovery of Drugs, Warrants, and a Barbed-Wire Bat

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The air hung heavy and humid over Wahneta on Friday, the kind of stillness that precedes a storm, or perhaps, a revelation.

What began as a seemingly minor traffic stop—a gray Jeep SUV out of New York, pulled over for an infraction quickly peeled back the veneer of normalcy, revealing a darker underbelly reminiscent of a scene from The Walking Dead.

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies soon uncovered a cache of illegal items and outstanding warrants…

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