Lakeland Man Arrested After Telling Polk County Deputy He “Just Got Out of Jail For My License”

Repeat Offender Caught Driving With an Incorrect Tag and No License Plate on Trailer

LAKELAND, Fla. – A 55-year-old man with a history of driving-related offenses found himself back in custody Wednesday afternoon after a traffic stop in Polk County.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested Johnny Dale Buckalew, Jr. after a deputy discovered he was driving a truck with an improper tag and pulling a trailer with no license plate.

The incident occurred at approximately 3:02 p.m. when a deputy pulled over a red truck and a trailer on Rockridge Road near US 98, just north of Lakeland. The deputy’s attention was drawn to the vehicle because the trailer was missing a license plate, and the tag on the truck did not belong to the vehicle…

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