A man has been arrested in the theft of a gun from a kitchen at a country club in The Villages.
Thomas Taylor Allen, 22, of Summerfield, was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he showed up for an interview at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at Pinellas Plaza in The Villages.
Allen had been identified as a suspect in the March 8 theft of a backpack containing a Glock 19, which was taken from the kitchen of Glenview Country Club. The camouflage backpack also contained a spare magazine, Bluetooth speaker, tourniquet and a bottle of cologne.
Allen had been captured on video surveillance removing the backpack from the kitchen.
Allen admitted it was him when he was confronted with a still image from the surveillance. He said he had done some catering for the country club and was familiar with the kitchen.
Allen was arrested on a felony charge of grand theft and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on $2,000 bond.