A Leesburg man with a warrant was arrested for driving with a license revoked for DUI and habitual traffic offenses.
A deputy stopped a white Mercury at U.S. Hwy. 441 and Mt. Vernon Road in Leesburg around 11:10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, according to an arrest report from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, 33-year-old Kamonte Pearsall Phillips, had an active felony warrant for criminal mischief (over $1,000) and was arrested for it.
During this process, the deputy checked the status of his driver’s license and learned he had only an ID. His license had been revoked on June 25, 2014, as a habitual traffic violator for 60 months. It had been revoked for the same offense on June 30, 2022, for another 60 months, and for 10 years for DUI on June 30, 2022. He also had many suspensions, the report said.
Phillips was charged with driving while license revoked (habitual offender) along with the warrant. He was transported to Lake County Jail and released after posting $5,000 bond.
The New York native has also been arrested for allegedly attacking a woman trying to leave in an Uber in June 2025 and for pointing a gun at a woman at a Leesburg motel in Nov. 2021.