Wisconsin snowbird in golf cart arrested after drinking beer at Cody’s
A Wisconsin snowbird in a golf cart was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence after drinking beer at Cody’s Original Roadhouse.
John Rubatt, 68, of Menomonee Falls, Wis. was driving a gold 2017 EZ-GO golf cart shortly before 8 p.m. Monday when he made a right turn without coming to a complete stop on Old Mill Run at Lake Sumter Landing, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. During a traffic stop, Rubatt was identified by his Wisconsin driver’s license.
It appeared he had been drinking, and he said he had consumed “two beers at Cody’s restaurant,” the report said.
Multiple 12-ounce Yuengling beers were found in a black zippered bag with ice in the golf cart. A crushed can of Yuengling beer was found on the rear of the golf cart. A black smoking device with a substance which tested positive for THC was found in the console area of the golf cart.
Rubatt performed poorly in field sobriety exercises. He provided breath samples that registered .068 and .073, both below the legal limit of .08 blood alcohol content. He provided a urine sample.
He was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, possession of marijuana and possession of drug equipment. He was ticketed for failure to stop at a stop sign. He was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center on $1,500 bond.
Lost Wisconsin snowbird arrested after driving golf cart down County Road 466A
A lost Wisconsin snowbird was arrested after driving a golf cart down County Road 466A in The Villages.
Colleen Marie Beardsley, 53, was spotted at the wheel of the black Club Car shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday traveling eastbound on County Road 466A near Killingsworth Way, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Beardsley told the deputy that she and a friend, who was riding in the golf cart with her, were visiting for the weekend from Wisconsin. They said they left Brownwood Paddock Square and were trying to find their way back to the Oleander Villas in the Village of Sabal Chase. The GPS on their phones had instructed them to take County Road 466A, but the GPS was apparently not informed they were traveling in a non-Street Legal golf cart.
The deputy suspected the two Wisconsinites were “highly intoxicated.”
Beardsley had trouble performing field sobriety exercises and blamed her recent bunion surgery. She provided breath samples that registered .116 and .115 blood alcohol content.
She was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence. She was booked at the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $100 bond.
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Snowbird who drank at Cody’s gets break in DUI case
A Wisconsin snowbird who was arrested earlier this year after drinking beer and then driving a golf cart has gotten a break in court in a drunk driving case.
John Rubatt, 68, of Menomonee Falls, Wis. has been placed on probation for six months after pleading no contest this past week in Sumter County Court to a charge of reckless driving, reduced from a charge of driving under the influence. He also pleaded no contest to charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug equipment.
Rubatt was driving a gold 2017 EZ-GO golf cart shortly before 8 p.m. Feb. 26 when he made a right turn without coming to a complete stop on Old Mill Run at Lake Sumter Landing, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. During a traffic stop, Rubatt was identified by his Wisconsin driver’s license.
It appeared he had been drinking, and he said he had consumed “two beers at Cody’s restaurant,” the report said.
Multiple 12-ounce Yuengling beers were found in a black zippered bag with ice in the golf cart. A crushed can of Yuengling beer was found on the rear of the golf cart. A black smoking device with a substance which tested positive for THC was found in the console area of the golf cart.
Rubatt performed poorly in field sobriety exercises. He provided breath samples that registered .068 and .073, both below the legal limit of .08 blood alcohol content. He provided a urine sample.
