Two people were arrested after a traffic stop in Polk County on Wednesday, the sheriff’s office said.
Around 11:18 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s deputies stopped a white SUV that was driving without its headlights on Fish Hatchery Road west of Lakeland.
The sheriff’s office said the SUV’s license plate did not match the vehicle and none of the three people inside could provide details about the vehicle’s ownership.
An investigation revealed 46-year-old Daniel Ussery stole the vehicle from a repair shop and asked 37-year-old William Youngblood and a woman to help him sell “his” vehicle, the sheriff’s office said.
PCSO said Ussery was arrested for stealing the vehicle, and Youngblood was arrested for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
The woman in the vehicle was determined to not be in on the theft and was driven home by a deputy.