A man was detained for driving with a suspended license despite claiming to have paid the costs.
An officer spotted a grey Toyota SUV ahead of him on U.S. 301 in Oxford at 9:55 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A check of the tag found that the registered owner, 33-year-old Benjamin Mark Giardini of Orlando, had an active suspension on his license.
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The police then halted the vehicle, and Giardini handed over his license. When queried about his suspension, he claimed that he had paid the fines for it. He also offered a citation number, according to the article.
Further inquiry found that Giardini was stopped in Orlando on April 8 and cited for driving with a suspended license without knowledge. The report stated that this occurred under a different citation number.
Giardini was eventually arrested on the accusation of driving with a suspended license. The New York native was taken to the Sumter County Detention Center and freed after posting a $500 bond.
