FWC Employee Punches Homeless Man, Arrested in Polk County

LAKELAND, Fla. – On Thursday, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 21-year-old Kodie Andrew Cameron Cummingham of Lakeland for battery of a homeless man.

According to the affidavit, Cummingham and the victim were having a verbal argument in the parking lot of Defy 6220 US Hwy 98 North, Lakeland, when Cummingham punched the victim on the right side of his face. The victim was not seriously injured and refused medical treatment.

Cunningham is a civilian employee with the Fish and Wildlife Commission.

Cummingham was arrested and transported to the Polk County Jail where he was booked in and then released on a $500 bond.

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