Motorists flagged down a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy after witnessing a disturbance on State Road 44.
The deputy was on patrol at 12:42 p.m. Thursday at the corner of East State Road 44 and County Road 44A in Wildwood when he was flagged down by two motorists. They reported seeing a disturbance involving a man and a woman on State Road 44.
The deputy found 33-year-old Francisco Nicolas Sebastian and a woman walking away from a black pickup truck on the roadway. The deputy saw Sebastian grab the woman by the wrists.
The deputy tried to interview Sebastian, but found there was a “language barrier.”
Sebastian was arrested on a charge of battery and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center. He was released after posting $2,000 bond.