FRUITLAND PARK, Fla. – A teenage driver has been jailed without bond for weeks, and taking care of his traffic trouble could’ve limited his time in lockup by a lot.
Logan Dale Adams got a ticket for driving with a suspended license in Florida on June 27, 2024.
Court documents don’t contain the circumstances – except that he was not driving aggressively and there was no crash – nor the reason Adams’ license was suspended.
Logan Dale Adams’ Citation, June 27, 2024 by Lenny Cohen on Scribd
However, the ticket noted a “criminal violation” with a “court appearance required.” The appearance was scheduled for a month later, on July 23 at 8 a.m.
Unfortunately, Adams didn’t show up, so the judge had an arrest warrant issued.
Logan Dale Adams’ Capias issued July 24, returned Aug. 19, 2024 by Lenny Cohen on Scribd
Adams turned himself in a month after that, the day before his 19th birthday. Then, he spent almost 28 hours behind bars until his release in lieu of $2,000 bond.
That makes 19 hours jailed and five free on his 19th birthday, but it’s hardly anything compared to his current situation.
Months later, Adams was arrested for helping a man fix his electric bike and then allegedly stealing it.
The report from Jan. 30, 2025,
said the victim “had his electric bicycle valued at $900 taken from him by a young male in a gray sweatshirt and long hair.
“The victim’s statement advised he was fixing a flat tire on his electric bike and was approached by the defendant, later identified as Logan Dale Adams.
“The defendant offered to help the victim repair his flat tire, and asked if he could ride it.
“The victim told the defendant he could test it once he was finished fixing the tire.
“The defendant took the bike and never brought the bike back.”
Adams was gone, but a sheriff’s deputy found “an individual matching the description provided on a bicycle heading north on Citrus Boulevard.”
Catching him wouldn’t be so simple.
“The individual yelled towards my patrol vehicle to head to the ‘Sleep Inn’ just north of my location,” the deputy wrote. “An area search was conducted of the parking lot of the ‘Sleep Inn’ and no persons were attempting to obtain the attention of law enforcement or emergency service personnel.”
The apparent trick was just a short setback.
The deputy found Adams again, across the street at a bank.
“I exited my vehicle,” the deputy continued, “and the defendant deliberately began traveling the opposite way of where I was standing, even after given commands to stop and come to my vehicle.
“I re-entered my vehicle and traveled around the backside of the bank. [A master deputy] requested units in the area to respond in an attempt to detain the defendant.
“[An officer] from the Fruitland Park Police Department responded and demanded he get on the ground, to which he complied after several commands.”
The deputy reported searching Adams and “locating two cell phones, small amounts of cash, and a gold necklace, along with earbuds.”
Then, somehow, “A woman later identified as the defendant’s mother arrived,” and authorities “turned over” some of his belongings to her.
Adams was charged with grand theft and resisting without violence. He later pleaded not guilty to both, and his arraignment was scheduled for Monday, Feb. 24.
Order Revoking Bond, Feb. 7, 2025 by Lenny Cohen on Scribd
More importantly, his bond was supposed to be set at $3,500, but in another unfortunate instance for Adams, the judge in his older case found out what happened and revoked his bond,
finding “there is probable cause to believe that the Defendant committed a new crime while on release,” and, “When a defendant commits a new offense while out on pretrial release, the trial court can revoke the pre-trial release in the earlier offense.”
For now, Adams is being held without bond, and his trial his suspended license was also tentatively scheduled for Monday, Feb. 24.
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