LAKELAND, Fla. – A Lakeland man with a history of arrests for theft, battery, and drug offenses, and a prior state prison sentence, was taken into custody early Thursday morning after initially eluding deputies earlier in the week.

Glenn Osteen, 29, was arrested just after midnight on Thursday by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, following a traffic stop in Kathleen. He was apprehended on an active warrant stemming from an incident on Sunday night.

According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Lopez observed Osteen on a motorcycle just after 10 p.m. on Monday, June 2nd. Osteen was seen exiting a parking lot without stopping, and Deputy Lopez recognized him, knowing that Osteen did not have a motorcycle endorsement. Additionally, the motorcycle reportedly did have a valid license

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