PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) – A Cape Coral man was arrested Monday in Punta Gorda on a misdemeanor charge of driving with a suspended license, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office.
Mario Portillo, 30, was taken into custody near Taylor Road and Education Avenue.
A Charlotte County deputy wrote that a Sarasota County air unit reported a silver Toyota coupe was fleeing from the Venice Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office around 5 p.m. Monday.
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The deputy found the vehicle near the Punta Gorda intersection. The deputy said Portillo’s driver’s license was suspended, and the vehicle’s registration was expired.
Deputies stopped the vehicle, and Portillo was arrested without further incident. He was taken to the Charlotte County Jail.
The sheriff’s office said Portillo’s driver’s license had been canceled indefinitely July 17.
Portillo was arrested on a charge of driving with a suspended license, first conviction.
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