POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Friday evening traffic stop in Waverly took an unexpected turn when a driver told deputies he didn’t need a license to be on the road.
The incident began around 6:00 p.m. on February 13, 2026, when a Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled over a blue Chevy Malibu near the intersection of US 27 and Waverly Road.
When the deputy asked for a driver’s license, the man behind the wheel reportedly claimed he didn’t have one and argued that a license wasn’t necessary because he was “traveling” rather than driving.
The situation escalated when the man refused multiple orders to step out of the vehicle. Following several minutes of non-compliance, deputies physically removed him from the car and placed him under arrest despite his continued resistance.
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Authorities later identified the man as 35-year-old Khambrel Breon Jenkins of Winter Haven. While Jenkins initially insisted he had never been issued a driver’s license, a records check quickly told a different story.
Investigators found that Jenkins did have a license, but it had been suspended back in May 2019 after he failed to pay a traffic ticket. Since that initial suspension, his driving privileges had been flagged eight more times for similar payment failures.
Further inspection revealed that the vehicle was also being operated without any insurance coverage. Jenkins was transported to the Sheriff’s Processing Center, where he was booked on charges of driving with a suspended or revoked license, resisting an officer without violence, and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.
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