Lakeland Police Arrest Wanted Man Hiding In Ceiling
This story is great. The Lakeland Police arrest a wanted man who was hiding in the ceiling. The Polk County Sheriff’s office says a man’s cell phone went off and that is how they found him hiding in the ceiling.
According to the officials, there was a disturbance in the area that was reported. When police arrived on the scene, the man was already gone. They were looking for 38 year old Joshua Garrett. Joshua is a wanted man for violation of probation for burglary, false info to pawnbroker and trafficking in stolen property.
First place they decided to check was his place of business. Employees that were there working said they had seen him earlier, but they hadn’t seen him leave. As police starting checking around the place of business, they were able to find him after they heard a cell phone starting to ring, from the ceiling.
Lakeland Police Arrest Wanted Man Hiding In Ceiling
Lakeland police arrest wanted man hiding in ceiling. Deputies noticed that some of the ceiling tiles were moved and they could hear his phone ringing. Deputies also say they saw his hand sticking out of the ceiling tiles. They knew right away their suspect was hiding in the ceiling.
Garrett was booked in the Polk County jail on his warrant and additionally charged with resisting and felony criminal mischief. He caused about $1,000 worth of damage to his employer’s ceiling.
One of the reasons you keep your cell phone on vibrate.
Hashtags Polk County Sheriff’s Office Used
We love Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and his team. The stores that come out of their offices during the week are just too good to be true sometimes.
The best part about this story is reading some of the hashtags that the Polk County Sheriff’s Office used on their Facebook post. Like: Things were looking up for Josh, What goes up must come down, and things were looking up for Josh. They can be found in the post below.
Country Stars Who Have Been Arrested
Sam Hunt - November 2019 - DUI
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Sam was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. The Nashville officer that stopped him wrote in the report, “There was an obvious odor consistent with alcoholic beverage coming from the defendant as well as red bloodshot and watery eyes.” Hunt admitted to the officer that he had been drinking. In 2021, he pled guilty and spent 48 hours in the “alternate sentencing facility” DUI Education Centers.
Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney - September 2021 - DUI
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Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney hit a tree while driving under the influence. He later pled guilty, spent two days in Nashville lockup, and lost his driver’s license. Joe Don has since divorced his wife and has also made a statement that he has been sober for several months now.
Wynonna Judd - November 2003 - DUI
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Wynonna was pulled over by Nashville police while speeding in her Land Rover. According to the arrest report, Judd smelled of liquor, had dilated pupils, and couldn’t remember how many drinks she’d had. When she consented to a Breathalyzer test, her blood alcohol level was .175, more than double the .08 minimum for a drunk driving charge. Wynonna is believed to be the only country star arrested that began singing to her fellow arrestees in the open booking area at the Nashville jail.
Randy Travis - August 2012 - DUI
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Country Music Hall Of Famer Randy Travis was arrested in Texas in 2012 for driving under the influence and crashing his 1998 Trans Am. When he was pulled over, he was naked. He told the trooper that arrested him in a dashcam video, “I pray to God that he will have a cancerous growth that infects his bones and every part of his body.” He was sentenced to probation. Travis sued to block the dashcam video from being released but lost.
Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney - June 2000
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Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney were arrested in Buffalo, New York, after Chesney rode away with a deputy’s horse and McGraw and his manager allegedly attacked Erie County Sheriff’s Deputies who tried to stop him. Known as “the horse incident,” a year later, all three men involved were found not guilty. McGraw and Chesney hugged each other as the verdict was read.
zach Bryan - September 2023
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Zach Bryan was arrested in September of 2023.
The police report explained that Bryan’s security guard was initially pulled over in Vinita, Oklahoma, for driving 78 in a 55. That’s when Zach, driving a black Ram TRX pickup truck, pulled over, got out of his vehicle, and began questioning the officer about what was taking so long.
The cop asked the singer to get back in the truck, telling him that he would be taken to jail if he didn’t do so. Bryan responded, “I’ll go to jail, let’s do it.” Just like Zach described in his video, the report also said the officer continued explaining to Bryan how his actions had interfered with the initial traffic stop. Bryan responded that his arrest was “why people do not like police officers.”
Everything got worse after that, with Zach being handcuffed. He asked to get let out of handcuffs, saying to the officers, “If you don’t, it is going to be a mistake, sir. I promise.” Adding, “This is the second time this has happened in 3 days. These f—— cops are out of control.”
He later apologized to fans, saying he was an “idiot.”
