LAKELAND, Fla. — A 51-year-old Lakeland man faces multiple felony and misdemeanor charges following an incident near a local restaurant on Sunday. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area near the Checkers restaurant on US 98 North on July 19, 2026, after receiving a witness report of an ongoing physical altercation […] Man On Probation Arrested After Spitting At Polk Deputy, Attacking Woman In Lakeland ...read more read less