A Wildwood man with an extensive history of traffic offenses was arrested again after he was caught driving near a busy entrance gate in The Villages
A deputy spotted 51-year-old James Stevens driving a white Ford pickup truck westbound on County Road 466 toward Morse Boulevard in The Villages around 8:20 p.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. He was pulling an enclosed trailer without a license plate and only one working brake light.
Due to this, the deputy stopped Stevens and detained him. A check of his driving record revealed his license had been suspended multiple times, and he was designated as a habitual traffic offender three times. His license had also been revoked since Sept. 28, 2021, the report said.
A subsequent check of his criminal history showed five prior convictions for driving with a suspended license, the report said…