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Third suspect sought after coordinated golf cart thefts in The Villages

Marcus Chen
Managing Editor · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM · 1 min read
Third suspect sought after coordinated golf cart thefts in The Villages — Winter Park Real Estate news

Detectives have identified a third suspect in a coordinated golf cart theft operation in The Villages and are asking for help finding him.An arrest warrant has been issued for Jeffery Vincent Woods, 47, according to a Friday release from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.Woods’ last known address was in Marion County, but detectives have received information that he may have left the area.Stolen carts offered on Facebook MarketplaceThe investigation involves golf cart thefts in the Lake Sumter Landing area between Oct. 24 and Nov. 10.Detectives said suspects hot-wired the carts, rekeyed them and drove them to other local businesses, where they left them parked overnight.The suspects then allegedly tried to sell the carts through Facebook Marketplace before returning to retrieve them.Two suspects already arrestedDeputies arrested Steven Santiago and David Timothy Andrews on Nov. 10.Santiago was charged with four counts of grand theft. Andrews was charged with three counts of grand thef

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