Event Brief
Sarasota Man Charged With Felony Battery After Road Work Fight
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 05, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: A 42-year-old Sarasota man, Samuel Jones, was taken into custody after surrendering to detectives on Sept. 4 on an active Polk County warrant for third-degree felony battery. The charge follows an altercation with a road construction worker in a Lakeland road work zone late last month, and the arrest reportedly occurred without incident.
WHO: Samuel Jones, 42, of Sarasota; road construction worker (victim).
WHAT: Jones faces a third-degree felony battery charge after an altercation with a road construction worker in a Lakeland road work zone.
WHEN: Sep 05, 2026 at 2:10 PM ET
WHERE: Lakeland road work zone, Polk County, Florida
WHY: No specific cause was reported beyond the event itself.
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