Iowa snowbird in golf cart nabbed in raid on Lake Sumter Landing

An Iowa snowbird in a golf cart was arrested on a DUI charge near Lake Sumter Landing.

Michael Anthony Housby, 65, of West Des Moines, Iowa, was driving a black 2022 Yamaha Golf Cart at 10:45 p.m. Thursday when he failed to come to a complete stop at the intersection of Old Mill Run and Old Camp Road. according to the data. arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

During the traffic stop, Housby was identified by his Iowa driver’s license. It appeared that he had been drinking and he confirmed that he had six glasses of beer. He was “rocking” when he got out of his golf cart.

Housby, who bought a $358,000 home in Kenya Villas in May, has been trying to get sober. He provided breath samples that recorded a blood alcohol content of 0.115 and 0.109. He was arrested on a DUI charge and booked into the Sumter County Detention Center. He was released after posting $1,000 bail.