{"id":79371,"date":"2026-09-11T19:09:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T23:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=79371"},"modified":"2026-09-11T20:19:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:19:33","slug":"lakeland-dui-suspect-arrested-after-fleeing-into-swamp-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/09\/11\/lakeland-dui-suspect-arrested-after-fleeing-into-swamp-with-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakeland DUI Suspect Arrested After Fleeing Into Swamp With Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"846c5f\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19eedf67-8ad0-4b10-aeda-8cdd0dc7b78f-2026-27708FACEF-d2a70c81-1cd9-4a6d-b61d-a53c09d1343d.webp?fit=480%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79374 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #846c5f; width:270px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19eedf67-8ad0-4b10-aeda-8cdd0dc7b78f-2026-27708FACEF-d2a70c81-1cd9-4a6d-b61d-a53c09d1343d.webp 480w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/19eedf67-8ad0-4b10-aeda-8cdd0dc7b78f-2026-27708FACEF-d2a70c81-1cd9-4a6d-b61d-a53c09d1343d-240x300.webp 240w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A man was arrested by the Lakeland Police Department after allegedly driving under the influence and crashing his vehicle before fleeing into a swampy area with two young children.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A drone operator spotted 27-year-old Isaac Kinsey in a wooded, swampy area south of the crash site. Kinsey was carrying a 2-year-old child and a 10-month-old infant in total darkness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Details of the Incident:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Crash:<\/strong> The single-vehicle crash\u2014presumed to be a rollover\u2014occurred on Highway 33 in Lakeland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Flight:<\/strong> Following the crash, the driver carried and fled into a nearby heavily wooded, swampy marsh with two young children.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Law Enforcement Response:<\/strong> Authorities located and detained the man in the marsh area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Charges:<\/strong> He faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence (DUI) and potential counts related to child neglect\/endangerment. 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