A Winter Springs High School assistant principal is facing DUI charges after Seminole County deputies say he rode off from a Wekiva-area bar on an electric bicycle, appeared intoxicated, refused sobriety testing, and got back on the bike even after being warned not to ride and being offered a safe lift home.
What deputies say
According to Seminole County sheriff's deputies, the incident started with a trespass complaint at Mulligan's in the Wekiva Springs area. Deputies later found 40-year-old Kenneth Bevan on an e-bike along State Road 434, where investigators say he showed signs of impairment and declined to perform field sobriety exercises or take a breath test. He was arrested and booked on DUI and refusal-to-submit-to-DUI-testing charges, then later bonded out of jail, as reported by FOX 35 Orlando.
School and statement from Bevan
Public records list Bevan as part of the leadership team at Winter Springs High School, and the district has framed the arrest as occurring outside his official duties. District officials told reporters that Mr. Bevans is currently outside of his contract with SCPS; therefore, this is a personal matter versus a district matter.
In a brief written statement provided to media outlets, Bevan said, "I am respectfully asking for peace and privacy for my family as we navigate through this process." His role at the school and other basic biographical details are reflected on the school's public information pages, including Winter Springs High School.
Nonprofit role and reaction
Outside the classroom, Bevan is listed as CEO of the local nonprofit Red Suitcase Ministry, whose "Meet the Team" page describes him as a long-time educator and community volunteer. Local coverage notes that when asked for comment after the arrest, the organization replied with a Bible verse rather than a traditional statement. The ministry's own site outlines its leadership and community work, and identifies Bevan in that top role. Those details are publicly available on Red Suitcase Ministry.
E‑bikes and local enforcement
Deputies treating an e-bike like any other vehicle in a suspected DUI stop is not a one-off in this part of Seminole County. Local coverage highlights at least one other Winter Springs traffic stop involving an electric bicycle that led to a DUI charge earlier this year, a reminder that an electric motor does not buy anyone a pass on Florida's impairment rules. That earlier case was detailed by ClickOrlando.
Legal consequences
Under Florida's implied-consent law, anyone lawfully arrested for DUI who refuses a chemical test can face an immediate administrative suspension of driving privileges, and that refusal may be used as evidence in court. The process for testing and refusal is set out in Florida Statutes §316.1932, and drivers who believe a suspension was improper can request an administrative review through the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, as outlined on Online Sunshine.
The Seminole County Sheriff's Office has released basic details of the case to local outlets, citing the arrest report, and has not yet published additional records. The case remains active in the county court system, and both the district and Bevan have said they intend to give his family privacy while the legal process plays out.
