MEDIA RELEASE
Date: July 28, 2010
Time: 5:30 pm
Chiefland, Fl.-On July 28, 2010 the Levy County Sheriff's Office Drug Task Force and the Chiefland Police Department arrested Jason Lavers White and Hamp Jose Shelton for selling crack cocaine.
Undercover Drug Agents purchased $ 50.00 dollars worth of crack cocaine from White and Shelton at the South Chevron in Chiefland around 4 PM. The buy bust went as planned until the suspects decided to run and resist undercover Agents. White ran east on foot through the woods and was apprehended by Agent Burt Miller. White resisted arrest and struck Miller in the face and he sustained some contusions to the face. White also had 2.7 grams of crack cocaine in his pocket when he was arrested.
Shelton ran west on foot and ran across US Highway 19 a four (4) lane divided highway. During the foot chase Shelton was steadily throwing crack cocaine on the ground. Agents were able to locate approximately 4/10 of a gram of cocaine in the woods.
The subjects were transported to the Levy County Jail with no bond.
Defendants:
Jason Lavers White
Chiefland, Fl
B/M, 02/15/79
Charges:
Sale of crack cocaine within 1000' of a church
Possession of crack cocaine within 1000' of a church
Resisting with violence
Battery on a law enforcement officer
Possession with intent to sell crack cocaine
Possession of drug paraphernalia
Tampering with evidence
Hamp Jose Shelton
Chiefland, Fl
B/M, 01/31/79
Charge:
Sale of crack cocaine within 1000' of a church
Possession of crack cocaine within 1000' of a church
Resisting arrest without violence
Tampering with evidence
Possession of marijuana less than 20 grams
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Major Evan Sullivan
Levy County Sheriff's Office
FBI-National Academy 183rd Session
Office: 352-486-5446
Cell: 352-577-4218