A homeless man in Leesburg was arrested on drug charges after being caught trespassing on a vacant property.
Officers found 36-year-old Michael Cleve Tibbets on the vacant property of 2508 Westside Drive around 8:10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, according to an arrest report from the Leesburg Police Department. He had previously been trespassed from the area on Jan. 2, and he knew he had been given a warning not to come back.
He was subsequently handcuffed and placed under arrest. He admitted ownership of two backpacks, one black and yellow and the other black and red, that sat on the ground next to him at the time, the report said.
The first backpack contained three pill bottles that had been prescribed to other people. These were determined to be 105 Trazadone pills, 16 Benzonatate pills and 3 Presidone pills, the report said.
The second backpack had a black leather case with a clear bubble pipe containing burnt residue. In a side pocket was a Tic-Tac box with 1.5 grams of methamphetamine. There was also a crayon case with two more grams of methamphetamine, the report said.
Tibbets was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of legend drug without prescription, drug paraphernalia (possess or use) and trespass after warning. He was booked at the Lake County Jail with bond set at $5,500.
The Michigan native was also arrested in March 2025 when he was caught with narcotics outside a smoke shop in Leesburg.