An Oxford Oaks man landed behind bars after he failed to buckle his seatbelt.
James Stevens, 50, was driving a white Ford F-150 on Tuesday afternoon when he was pulled over at the Circle K on Buenos Aires Boulevard in The Villages when a Sumter County sheriff’s deputies noticed that he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt.
During the traffic stop, the deputy discovered that Stevens has been classified as a habitual traffic offender and his license has been revoked for five years. The Wisconsin native’s driving record includes four convictions for driving under the influence and nine convictions for driving while license suspended.
He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on a felony charge of driving while license suspended. He was released after posting $2,500 bond.
Stevens has had a long string of arrests. In 2024, he was jailed after he went out to breakfast at Perkins restaurant in The Villages.
Stevens served 10 days in jail in 2023 after a 20-year-old woman complained about his unwanted advances at Red Lobster at Buffalo Ridge Plaza.
He had been free on bond in that incident when he was found slumped over the wheel of a white F-150 pickup at Taco Bell in The Villages. Stevens, who was sentenced to 20 days in jail in 2022 after he was caught driving after a drunk driving conviction, appeared to be intoxicated.
In 2021, Stevens was driving a golf cart after drinking beer at Lake Sumter Landing. Stevens, who was living in the Village of Santo Domingo at the time, was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.