SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – An assistant principal in Seminole County is now facing a DUI charge after he was caught riding an e-bike late at night, according to the sheriff’s office.
In an arrest report, deputies said they were initially called to Mulligan’s at 165 Wekiva Springs shortly after midnight on Tuesday, June 30.
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Upon arrival, one of the bartenders asked the responding deputy that the assistant principal — identified as Kenneth Bevan, 50 — vacate the premises. Bevan complied without incident, investigators noted.
However, the deputy soon learned that Bevan had arrived there on an e-bike, the report states.
“Due to his apparent level of intoxication, I advised him he could not ride the bicycle home,” the report reads. “Kenneth was offered a courtesy ride to his residence, which he refused. Kenneth stated he would instead walk the bicycle home.”
However, the deputy wrote that he spotted Bevan walk to a nearby 7-Eleven store, where he bought a 12-pack of beer that he placed on front of his bicycle before riding off.
The deputy explained that Bevan was seen operating the e-bike without a required front light during nighttime hours, too.
As a result, the deputy pulled Bevan over, reminding him that he couldn’t ride the e-bike while intoxicated.
“Attempts to ask Kenneth a series of impairment related questions; however, he was uncooperative and did not answer the questions,” the report continues.
Bevan also refused to perform field sobriety tests, instead repeatedly stating that he “just wanted to go home,” the deputy said.
Ultimately, Bevan was arrested and now faces charges of DUI and refusal to submit to DUI testing.
News 6 reached out to the school district for a statement.
“Mr. Bevans is currently outside of his contract with SCPS (due to summer),” an official said. “Therefore, this is a personal matter versus a district matter.”