POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Sunday search for a wanted suspect in Frostproof didn’t lead Polk County Sheriff’s deputies to their original target, but it did result in the discovery of a man hiding behind a mirror with a lengthy list of legal troubles.
Deputies arrived at a residence on April 26, 2026, acting on a tip that a person with an active warrant was hunkered down in a shed on the property. Upon arrival, investigators heard movement coming from inside the structure. The property owner informed deputies that the shed should be empty and gave no one permission to be inside.
After several verbal commands to exit were ignored, deputies entered the shed. They did not find their original suspect; instead, they located 39-year-old Bobby Earl McKenzie attempting to conceal himself behind a large mirror…