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Friday, May 3, 2024

Villager’s son sentenced to jail time after third arrest this year

Keith Barnum
Keith Barnum

A Villager’s 38-year-old son has been sentenced to 45 days in jail after his third arrest this year.

Keith Barnum of 730 Roseapple Ave. had been released Sept. 18 from the Lake County Jail after serving 10 days for crimes committed this summer. On Sept. 20, he went to Circle K on the Historic Side of The Villages and stole a four-pack of Natural Ice Beer. You can read more about that arrest HERE

As a result of that arrest, Barnum has been sentenced to 45 days in the Lake County Jail. He must also pay $50 for each day of incarceration.

He was arrested earlier this year after groping an attendant at the same Circle K. You can read about that arrest HERE. He was also arrested when he was driving a golf cart and got into a dispute with a woman driving to work. You can read about his recent sentencing HERE.

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