Polk County deputies arrested a Lakeland resident Sunday morning on an outstanding grand theft warrant, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Stanley James Wanko Jr., 34, was arrested without incident at 6:50 a.m. at his residence on Acorn Drive. Deputies arrived at the home, found Wanko in the backyard, and arrested him.
Authorities said Wanko has an active warrant for grand theft. According to agency records, Wanko has past felony convictions in Wisconsin, California, and Florida. In a public statement on his previous interstate movement, the sheriff’s office stated that Wanko “really gets around.”
Following his arrest, deputies took Wanko to the Polk County Sheriff’s Processing Center to be arrested on the warrant.
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