Villager Identifies Son as Suspect in Supervised Walmart Theft

A villager identified his son as a suspect in an monitored theft at a local Walmart.

The 85-year-old Santo Domingo Village resident confirmed that his son, Bryan Bybee, 59, had been monitored in connection with the May 3 theft of merchandise from the Walmart at Sarasota Plaza, according to a report from arrest by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. An officer went to the home to confirm the identity of the suspect.

Bybee, who has a long criminal history and numerous theft convictions, was behind the wheel of a black Dodge pickup truck that left the store’s parking lot and contained the stolen merchandise. The license plate number was captured by a surveillance camera.

Bybee was arrested Tuesday for theft and booked into the Sumter County Detention Center. Bail was set at $2,500.

In 2016, Bybee was arrested with drugs in Fruitland Park. Last year, he was arrested in the parking lot of a Perkins restaurant in The Villages.