A Leesburg man was arrested Thursday afternoon for skipping a September court date.
Juan Shaw Smith, 54, had made several court appearances after being released on bail but missed his Sept. 22 court date, according to Lake County Court files. A warrant for his arrest had been issued and he was taken into custody Wednesday by Lake County sheriff’s deputies.
Smith had been arrested on Jan. 2 in the 900 block of Stinson Street when Leesburg police officers had been searching that area for an individual suspected of stabbing someone on the bicycle trail. A officer detained Smith, who resembled the suspect for whom they had been searching. The officer did an officer safety pat down of Smith and found that he had cocaine and marijuana in his pockets.
Smith was being held without bond at the Lake County Jail.
