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Retired Polk County Deputy Makes Scene at McDonald's, Flees with Toddler in Car: Judd

Robert Gray, 49, faces felony charges including negligent child abuse after fleeing police with an unrestrained child and open beer cans in his vehicle, officials said.

Summary by WFLA-TV
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A retired Polk County Sheriff's deputy was arrested Sunday after making a scene at a McDonald's and then fleeing from law enforcement with an unrestrained toddler in his car, Sheriff Grady Judd said. "There's some things you can't believe, and this is one of them," the sheriff said in a video explaining the incident. Dispatchers received a call shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday from a worker at a Winter Haven McDonald's who…

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The Free Press (Tampa) broke the news in Tampa, United States on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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