SUMTER COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives have identified a third suspect in a coordinated golf cart theft operation in The Villages and are asking for help finding him.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Jeffery Vincent Woods, 47, according to a Friday release from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Woods’ last known address was in Marion County, but detectives have received information that he may have left the area.
Stolen carts offered on Facebook Marketplace
The investigation involves golf cart thefts in the Lake Sumter Landing area between Oct. 24 and Nov. 10.
Detectives said suspects hot-wired the carts, rekeyed them and drove them to other local businesses, where they left them parked overnight.
The suspects then allegedly tried to sell the carts through Facebook Marketplace before returning to retrieve them.
Two suspects already arrested
Deputies arrested Steven Santiago and David Timothy Andrews on Nov. 10.
Santiago was charged with four counts of grand theft. Andrews was charged with three counts of grand theft, violation of probation and possession of narcotics, according to the sheriff’s office.
In its Nov. 12 release, the agency reported recovering three stolen golf carts. Two had been reported stolen in Sumter County, and the third had been reported to Lady Lake police.
Detectives are continuing to investigate possible additional thefts and others who may have been involved.
How to provide information
Anyone with information about Woods’ whereabouts is asked to call the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at 352-569-1600.
Investigators also want to hear from anyone who purchased property from the suspects or communicated with them through Facebook Marketplace.
Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crimeline at 800-423-8477. Information may qualify for a reward.
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