POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A routine traffic stop in Loughman turned into a major felony arrest Monday night after a deputy spotted a motorcycle with a hidden license plate. At roughly 7:43 p.m. on March 2, a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed a yellow Honda Grom traveling east on Ronald Reagan Parkway.
The bike’s tag was obstructed from view, prompting the deputy to pull the rider over at the intersection of Town Center Blvd and Lake Wilson Road.
The operator was identified as 38-year-old Ricardo Delgado-George of Kissimmee. During the stop, deputies discovered that Delgado-George was wanted on an active warrant out of Osceola County for charges of battery and false imprisonment.
As deputies moved to take him into custody, Delgado-George physically resisted the officers. According to authorities, he repeatedly shouted, “I don’t have a warrant!” despite the active alert in the system. He was eventually secured in the back of a patrol car.
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The investigation shifted to the backpack Delgado-George was wearing at the time of the stop. When asked if the bag contained any illegal substances, Delgado-George told the deputy it did not.
However, a subsequent search of the bag revealed a box containing a smaller bag. Inside that bag was a wrapped package holding 402.26 grams of marijuana.
Following the discovery, Delgado-George was transported to the Sheriff’s Processing Center. In addition to the existing Osceola County warrant, he now faces several new charges, including possession of marijuana over 20 grams, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, keeping a vehicle for the use of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting an officer without violence.
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