A reckless driver was arrested after nearly hitting a neighborhood dog walker.
Carl Louis Sheppard, 63, of Ocklawaha, was driving a white Ford Expedition shortly before 7 p.m. Thursday in Ocklawaha when he ran two stop signs, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. He nearly hit a man who was walking his two dogs.
A deputy chased down Sheppard, who admitted he had nearly hit the pedestrian and the man’s two dogs. He “apologized for his actions,” the report said.
He was arrested on a charge of reckless driving and ticketed on two charges of running a stop sign.
Sheppard was taken into custody and booked at the Marion County Jail on $500 bond.
Sheppard is a convicted sex offender. He was convicted in 2003 of sexual battery/coercion of a child in Pinellas County.
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