Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Concerned Citizen Tip Leads to Drug Arrest


August 14, 2018

The Levy County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division and Criminal Investigations Division responded to the area of Williston Highlands near the Williston Golf Course on August 10th to citizen complaints of suspicious activity. Citizens saw what they believed were drug transactions occurring in their neighborhood in the late evening hours and were able to provide deputies with vehicle descriptions and tag numbers. 

Patrol Deputy Kellie Ward and CID Investigator Justin VanDuren teamed up and stopped one of the described vehicles. The driver, identified as Mandy Sears (8-2-78) of Williston was found to be driving a vehicle with the wrong tag on it. Her driver’s license had also been suspended. Sears cooperated during the traffic stop and deputies located crack cocaine and Molly hidden in the vehicle. 

Sears was arrested and charged with possession of crack cocaine, possession of a controlled substance (Molly), driving while license suspended or revoked and attaching a tag not assigned to a vehicle. She was booked in at the Levy County Detention Bureau where she is being held on a $35,000.00 bond.