A 21-year-old Lehigh Acres, Florida man was arrested early
Sunday morning after he fled from Deputies in a stolen sport utility vehicle.
Guillermo Ledesma was charged with fleeing and eluding,
burglary, grand theft of a motor vehicle, loitering, possession of marijuana
and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Sheriff’s Office received information at 4:57 a.m. that
a white, GM Yukon Denali® reported stolen out of Lee County, Florida was likely
in the Florida Keys.
Sgt. Orlando Alvarez spotted the southbound SUV at 5:01 a.m.
in Key Largo on U.S. 1 and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The SUV did not
stop, continuing southbound, reaching speeds in excess of 100 mph.
Multiple Deputies converged on the scene. The tires of the SUV were successfully spiked. The suspect driver, later identified as Ledesma, left the SUV at Park Road near Mile Marker 83.
Multiple Deputies converged on the scene. The tires of the SUV were successfully spiked. The suspect driver, later identified as Ledesma, left the SUV at Park Road near Mile Marker 83.
Multiple Deputies then put up a perimeter and began
searching for the suspect driver.
A suspicious person was reported at the nearby Publix® grocery
store approximately an hour thereafter. The suspicious person, later identified
as Ledesma, had plant foliage on his clothes and in his shoes. One of his pant
legs was wet. He appeared nervous and gave inconsistent stories as to how he
arrived at the grocery store. Video footage obtained from the grocery store
showed Ledesma arriving on foot, not being dropped off by a family member in a
vehicle as he claimed.
Deputies searched the area where Ledesma was seen entering
the grocery store property and located the key fob to the stolen SUV and a
backpack. They continued to search the area and discovered a Toyota® vehicle on
South Hammock Road that had a door slightly ajar. The car appeared to have been
rifled though as some items formerly in the center console appeared to have
been left on the seat. A single sandal was also found in the Toyota. The owner
of the Toyota stated she had never seen the sandal before and had not removed
the items from the center console.
Meanwhile, a U.S. Border Patrol K9 unit assisted was
provided clothing belonging to Ledesma. The K9 tracked to the Toyota and
alerted. The K9 tracked to the grocery store and alerted. It also alerted where
the key fob and backpack were found. Inside the backpack was a sandal matching
the other sandal found in the Toyota. A credit card belonging to Ledesma was
also found in the backpack. In sum: The K9 tracked to all the points Ledesma
had been — the stolen SUV, the Toyota, the area where the key fob and backpack
were found and the grocery store.
A marijuana cigarette was found in the stolen SUV.
Ledesma was taken to jail.
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