POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A request to call a ride-share service turned into a criminal investigation in Lake Wales late last month, leaving a local woman without her phone and missing money from her bank account.
The incident, which began as a simple favor, has now landed a man with a lengthy criminal history back behind bars.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the trouble started on December 29. The victim told deputies that 37-year-old Andrew Joseph McHaffie asked to borrow her cell phone. He claimed he needed to use it to order an Uber ride. However, once he had the phone in hand, McHaffie allegedly fled, taking the device with him…