SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. – A man was arrested Sunday in Sumter County after leaping from the second floor of a building at a condo complex that he’s accused of crashing into and burglarizing.
Deputies and The Villages Fire Rescue responded to the scene just before 4 a.m., located at 22101 Sandalwood Drive. The sheriff’s office identified 44-year-old Corey Payton as the reason it received 911 calls reporting a car had crashed into one of the complex’s buildings and that its driver was breaking into multiple units.
Payton barricaded himself in a unit on the second floor after deputies arrived, threatening to shoot them, according to the sheriff’s office. Despite there being no further official word...