Assistant principal accused of DUI after riding electric bicycle from Wekiwa Springs bar
Assistant principal charged with DUI after riding e-bike, deputies say
A Winter Springs High School assistant principal was arrested on DUI charges after deputies said he rode an electric bicycle while impaired despite being warned not to do so.
LONGWOOD, Fla. - A Winter Springs High School assistant principal is facing DUI charges after deputies say he rode an e-bike while intoxicated, despite being offered a safe ride home.
The arrest happened on June 30, after Seminole County sheriff's deputies responded to a trespass complaint at Mulligan's in Wekiva Springs.
The backstory:
According to an arrest report, a bartender asked 40-year-old Kenneth Bevan to leave. He left without incident, but deputies later caught up with him outside where he was with an e-bike.
Investigators say Bevan showed signs of intoxication. A deputy warned him not to ride the e-bike and even offered him a ride home. Shortly after, that same deputy spotted Bevan buying beer and riding the bike on State Road 434.
Deputies pulled Bevan over. They say he refused a field sobriety test and a breathalyzer. He was taken to jail, where he again refused to provide a breath sample.
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Bevan was charged with DUI and refusal to submit to DUI testing. He has since bonded out of jail.
What they're saying:
Bevan is an assistant principal at Winter Springs High School. Seminole County Public Schools sent FOX 35 this statement regarding the arrest:
"Mr. Bevans is currently outside of his contract with SCPS; therefore, this is a personal matter versus a district matter."
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FOX 35 reached out to Bevan by phone. He provided the following statement:
"I am respectfully asking for peace and privacy for my family as we navigate through this process."
Beyond the school district, Bevan is also listed as the CEO of the non-profit "Red Suitcase Ministry."
When FOX 35 reached out to the organization for comment on his arrest, they replied with a Bible verse, John 8:7, which reads, "When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’"
The Source: This story was written based on information shared by the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.