POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A high-stakes confrontation for a business owner west of K-Ville happened Thursday when he walked in on a crime already in progress.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office says that around 7:00 pm on January 29, the owner discovered that cash was missing from his establishment, but the real chill came a moment later when he realized he wasn’t alone on the property.
After hearing movement, he immediately dialed the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies arrived on the scene by 7:15 pm and set up a perimeter to box in the area, eventually spotting a man trying to stay out of sight about 600 feet from the building. The man in the shadows was identified as 36-year-old Phillip Michael Matthews Rogers—a name already well-known to local law enforcement.
Rogers wasn’t exactly flying under the radar before this incident. He was already out on felony probation for a laundry list of prior offenses, including burglary and meth possession, and he was currently wanted on an outstanding warrant for violating that probation.
The night ended with Rogers back in handcuffs and booked into the Sheriff’s Processing Center.
He’s now facing a fresh stack of charges, ranging from unarmed burglary and petit theft to resisting arrest and possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia.
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