Monday, March 18, 2019

Citizen Complaint of Reckless Driver Results in Drug Arrest


March 18, 2019

On Sunday evening, March 17, 2019 a concerned citizen called the Levy County Sheriff’s Office to report seeing a reckless driver on SR 121. Deputy Tucker Gaffey was dispatched to the area and located the dark colored van described by the citizen. Deputy Gaffey saw the vehicle was being operated at a speed above the posted speed limit; the driver was swerving within his own lane and was following the car in front of him too closely. Based on these observations, Deputy Gaffey stopped the vehicle.

Deputy Gaffey identified the driver as Jonathan Adkins (1-27-2000) of Louisville, Kentucky. While speaking to Adkins Deputy Gaffey smelled marijuana. Deputy Gaffey asked Adkins if he had any marijuana in the vehicle and was handed several hand rolled cigars that Adkins said were filled with marijuana. Adkins also said there was more marijuana hidden in the gas cap area of the van. This baggie was recovered and it contained a felony amount if marijuana. Adkins was arrested.

Deputy Gaffey searched Adkins’ van prior to it being towed and located an unusual can of WD-40 in the rear cargo area. The can had a false bottom and when Deputy Gaffey unscrewed it, he found more drugs and money. Deputy Gaffey’s discovery of this stash of drugs revealed 79 hits of LSD, MDMA, THC wax, methamphetamines and cocaine along with $960.00 in cash.

Adkins was booked in to the Levy County Detention Facility and was charged with felony possession of marijuana, possession of a hallucinogen (LSD), three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $165,000.00.