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Published December 25. 2006 9:21AM

Boy, 15, Charged With Driving Stolen Bus

FERN PARK, Fla. | A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to four years in a juvenile treatment program after
deputies stopped him driving a stolen bus along a public transit route, picking up passengers and collecting fares.

A judge also sentenced Ritchie Calvin Davis last week to an additional four months in a treatment program for
trespassing and theft linked to an unrelated break-in at a United Way office, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

Davis also lost his driving privileges for a year, though he doesn't have a license. The sentence means he
won't be able to drive for a year after getting a permit or license.

He was already on probation for taking a tour bus and driving passengers around in January, authorities said.

Davis took the city bus on Oct. 28 from the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando, where it was parked awaiting
sale at an auction, according to a Seminole County sheriff's report. The bus belongs to the Central Florida
Transportation Agency, which runs LYNX public transit services in the Orlando area.

Passengers and deputies noted Davis drove the bus at normal speeds and made all the appropriate stops on
the route. One passenger, suspicious of the driver's youthful looks, called 911.