Martin County - Monday February 6, 2023: Martin County Sheriff Deputies have arrested Arisbel Paumier Mendez of Ocala on allegations of burglary, possession of burglary tools, fleeing and eluding, and driving with a suspended or revoked license. He is accused of attempting to steal tools from a travel trailer in Martin County.
According to a release from the MCSO, Sheriff surveillance units tracked him to a business along Federal Highway where he is accused of breaking through the gate and breaking into a trailer. The unmarked Road Patrol surveillance units then pulled in behind him, but Mendez jumped into his vehicle and sped off. However, Mendez's engine caught fire and he was apprehended.
Mendez was confined in the Martin County Jail.