A convicted golf cart thief spent the Independence Day weekend behind bars.
Joseph Anthony Garitta Jr., 45, of Wildwood, was booked without bond Friday at the Sumter County Detention Center on a pair of probation violations.
Garitta has a lengthy criminal history and has spent time in a Florida state prison. He was most recently released in 2024. That sentence came after he was found without explanation at a construction site.
Garitta had previously served a two-year prison sentence in connection with the theft of a golf cart from Villages Golf Cars at Lake Sumter Landing. Prior to that, he had been placed on probation for stealing from his employer, Galaxy Home Solutions.