{"id":54654,"date":"2025-03-20T15:47:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=54654"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T19:47:46","slug":"career-offender-arrested-in-lakeland-charged-with-drug-possession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/03\/20\/career-offender-arrested-in-lakeland-charged-with-drug-possession\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Offender Arrested In Lakeland: Charged With Drug Possession"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A 57-year-old Lakeland man was arrested early Saturday morning after being found in possession of stolen sheet metal and illegal drugs, according to the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to investigators, on March 15th, just before 7:00 AM, a PCSO deputy observed Matthew Case pushing a bicycle and trailer carrying large pieces of sheet metal that were protruding into the roadway, creating a traffic hazard on Walker Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The bicycle also lacked any lighting in the early morning darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A traffic stop was conducted, and Case was identified. Deputies discovered that Case was on probation for burglary, had been released from prison in August, and was listed as a career offender in the state of Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the stop, deputies found that Case was in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. These items were seized, and Case was arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was transported to the Polk County Jail and charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Violation of Probation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further investigation revealed that the sheet metal panels in Case\u2019s possession, valued at approximately $800, had been stolen from a property about two miles away. Case was subsequently charged with Grand Theft and Trespassing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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