A Summerfield man was arrested for fraud after using a dealership tag to drop his son off at school.
An officer stopped 44-year-old Jairo Enrique Saenz in a blue 2007 Honda Fit sedan on South Main Street around 7:10 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Wildwood Police Department. A check of his vehicle’s tag determined it was assigned to Quality Auto Group LLC, not to any specific vehicle. There was also no insurance on file for the vehicle.
Prior to the stop, the officer pulled alongside the vehicle and saw a juvenile with a backpack in the passenger seat. He believed Saenz was dropping the juvenile off at school early that morning. This was when most dealerships were closed, making the officer suspicious that the dealer tag was being used for personal reasons rather than dealership business, the report said.
When later asked for his driver’s license, registration and proof of insurance, Saenz was hesitant and slightly argumentative. He eventually handed it over and admitted that he knew he was driving with a dealer tag. He added that he drove the vehicle home and used it to take his son to school, allegedly while on the way to the dealership, the report said.
An internal record check on Seanz and the dealer tag revealed two prior incidents. On Nov. 3, 2025, he was stopped in a different vehicle with the same tag. Most recently, on April 13, he was stopped near his son’s school with the same tag. He was told then that it was a criminal offense to keep using the tag for personal reasons, the report said.
At that point, another officer arrived on scene to help with the traffic stop. Saenz was told to be still so they could remove him, but he began reaching around the vehicle and stated he was not getting out. They proceeded to grab his arms, and he pulled himself back into the vehicle. He was ultimately hauled out and handcuffed, the report said.
Saenz was charged with fraud (misuse of temporary tag to avoid registering vehicle), fail to register motor vehicle, fail to have motor vehicle liability insurance, resist officer (refuse to accept/sign citation or post bond) and resist officer (obstruct without violence). He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $3,000 bond.