A Leesburg man was apprehended after apparently attempting to break into cars at a Publix grocery store.
Police were dispatched to the Publix at Palm Plaza at 6 a.m. Nov. 5 when an employee of the store called 911 regarding a man going from car to car with a flashlight. An employee was sitting in her car before her shift was about to begin when a man, later identified as 24-year-old Kahlil Caswell, came up to her car, and asked her to open the rear passenger door, which she refused to do, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. She told him to stay away so he moved on to other vehicles in the area.
When police arrived, they found Caswell in the parking lot, carrying a flashlight and a flathead screwdriver. When an officer asked for his identification he said he had none on him. He gave police a bogus name and a bogus date of birth. Another officer recognized Caswell from previous encounters.
Caswell was placed under arrest for possession of a burglary tool and resisting arrest by offering a false name. After booking at the Leesburg Police Department he was taken to the Lake County Jail. He was being held without bond due to probation violation from a previous methamphetamine conviction.
