Clay County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Leese on July 17 after radar showed him traveling 111 mph in a 45 mph zone on County Road 215. The stop happened at about 8:54 a.m., and deputies took him to Clay County Jail.
The recorded speed was more than twice the posted limit. Leese was also issued a criminal citation for excessive speed after the traffic stop.
County Road 215 stop
A deputy conducting traffic enforcement measured the speed with radar and then activated emergency lights, made a U-turn and pulled Leese over. The sequence is straightforward: the radar reading led directly to the stop, and the stop led directly to the arrest.
That kind of enforcement leaves little room for discretion once the speed is documented at that level. A driver cited for excessive speed can face a criminal process instead of a routine traffic matter, which is why the booking at Clay County Jail followed quickly after the stop.
Leese at Clay County Jail
Leese was taken to Clay County Jail the same day deputies say he was stopped. The criminal citation for excessive speed means the case now moves beyond the roadside encounter and into the handling that follows a citation and booking.
The arrest report came from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. Jonathan Lundy was listed as the digital producer on the story, but the core record is the deputy’s radar reading, the July 17 stop and the jail booking that followed.
What the citation means
The article notes that criminal charges are often dropped or reduced, and anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. That leaves Leese with a citation and an arrest record for now, not a final outcome.
For a driver stopped at 111 mph in a 45 mph zone, the immediate consequences are already fixed: the vehicle was stopped, the driver was booked, and the citation was issued. Why Leese was driving that fast is not answered in the report.
