Two people in a Chevy Camaro convertible with a suspicious title were arrested with a gun and drugs at an arcade.
Megan Bateman, 33, of Summerfield, and Carlos Mamerto Luzarraga, 25, of Ocala, were spotted walking to the red convertible shortly before midnight Tuesday in the parking lot at the Good Time Arcade on U.S. Hwy. 441 in Lady Lake, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A check of the convertible’s license plate showed that it had been assigned to a 1997 Jeep Wrangler. Luzarraga, who has a suspended driver’s license, got into the driver’s seat and began to back out of a parking spot, but was stopped by a deputy.
A black Glock firearm was found between the front passenger seat and the center console of the convertible. A search of the vehicle also turned up drugs, including 83 grams of methamphetamine and 12 grams of fentanyl.
Bateman, who has a long criminal history, was taken into custody and became “lethargic.” She was initially taken to the UF Health-The Villages Hospital freestanding Emergency Room at Brownwood. She was later transported to the intensive care unit at UF Health-The Villages Hospital. Upon her release, she was booked Thursday at the Sumter County Detention Center.
She is facing drug charges as well as a charge of fraud in connection with the title of the convertible.
Luzarraga, a convicted felon, is also facing numerous drug and weapons charges. He was also booked at the jail.