WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Newly released video shows a well known Polk County Santa impersonator being taken into custody, courtesy of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Tom Hicks, 68, was arrested following an undercover human trafficking operation.
Video provided by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office shows Hicks portraying Santa Claus during the Lakeland Christmas Parade, a role he’s held for at least a decade, according to Sheriff Grady Judd…