A man driving a golf cart was arrested after he was spotted in a roundabout in The Villages.
Bryan Arnett, 33, who lives in the Natalie Villas in the Village of Mallory Square, had been driving the golf cart at about 5:30 a.m. Monday in the roundabout at Buena Vista Boulevard and Pinellas Place when he was spotted by a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy.
Arnett told the deputy he had gotten lost and was following the directions of his GPS. He said he knew he was not allowed to drive a golf cart on the roadway. He admitted his driver’s license had been suspended for “lots of tickets,” according to the arrest report.
“He stated he specifically moved to The Villages for work that way he could drive a golf cart that did not require a license,” the deputy wrote in the arrest report.
A check revealed Arnett’s license has been suspended since 2014. He has four convictions for driving while license suspended and has been classified as a habitual offender.
He was arrested on a felony charge of driving while license suspended and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center. Bond was set at $2,000.
The tax bill for the villa in which Arnett resides is mailed to an address in New Jersey, indicating the villa is probably a rental.
