Former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes was arrested Thursday morning after he allegedly attempted to eat a plastic bag filled with marijuana and had a blunt tucked behind his ear. The 27-year-old man was stopped by an officer around 1 a.m. for apparently committing a traffic violation. Police claim…
A 51-year-old man was arrested Friday after local drug agents allegedly found marijuana and a shotgun at a property apparently owned by the man. A Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy allegedly went to an Ocala, Florida home to serve an arrest warrant on Feb. 7 for a 51-year-old woman. The deputy…
Search warrants were served at homes in Orlando, Apopka, Sorrento and Kissimmee and a total of nine people were arrested Tuesday as a number of Central Florida police agencies dug further into an investigation into an alleged large-scale Mexican marijuana distribution ring labeled the “Gulf Cartel.” The FBI, ICE’s Homeland…
A 46-year-old Tallahassee doctor was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for his involvement in a prescription pill trafficking operation. The man was also ordered to pay a $500,000 fine and investigative and prosecutorial costs. According to the Florida Office of the Attorney General, the illegal operation was to…
Six Citrus County, Florida residents have been arrested and are facing various drug charges after investigations conducted by the Sheriff’s Office and the CCSO’s Tactical Impact Unit and Pharmacy Diversion Unit revealed illegal dealings of prescription narcotics. The arrests ranged from doctor shopping to hydrocodone trafficking. Several of the supposed…
A 17-year-old male and a 22-year-old female were arrested by Orlando area authorities on Oct. 27 for supposedly trying to check back into their motel room an hour after leaving because they allegedly left behind crack cocaine in the room’s freezer. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office was called to a…
Tampa Bay Bucs defensive end Alex Magee was charged with possession of marijuana Monday afternoon after being pulled over for an expired tag. During the traffic stop, police reportedly smelled marijuana coming from the interior of Magee’s 2009 Black Dodge Charger and after searching the vehicle a misdemeanor amount of…
Police pulled over a 33-year-old high school teacher Monday for a traffic stop shortly before 11 a.m. and observed a plastic bag in his mouth after talking to him. The man allegedly refused to cooperate with police by showing them what was in his mouth so he was shot with…
Gainesville Police arrested a former University of Florida football player, Louis Morris Murphy Jr., Sunday morning for three misdemeanors. He was charged with possession of a drug without a valid prescription, failure to obey a police officer and resisting arrest without violence. Murphy, currently a wide receiver for the Oakland…
A man and woman allegedly connected to a Clermont home where five small children resided and had access to illegal drugs were charged by Lake County narcotics detectives and Clermont police. The 42-year-old man and 23-year-old woman were both charged with five counts of aggravated child abuse and cocaine and…