March 6, 2019
The Levy County Sheriff’s Office Drug Task Force is
comprised of deputies who work diligently in the background, often unseen. The
cases they work are usually long and extended investigations involving complex
situations. Timing then becomes a critical element when their cases come to
fruition.
On March 4,
2019 at 1 p.m. DTF Detectives and the members of the Tactical Response Unit
executed a search warrant at 330 Hardee Street in Bronson. The target of this
investigation, Juanita Milligan (3-24-81), had been under investigation for
over four months. Detectives located and seized powder cocaine,
methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia. Additionally, Milligan had a 16 year
old child living in this same home where she was selling these illegal
narcotics to any buyer. Milligan was arrested and has been charged with the
following crimes:
·
Possession
of Cocaine with the intent to sell within 1000 feet of school.
·
Possession
of Methamphetamine with the intent to sell within 1000 feet of school.
·
Maintaining
a drug dwelling.
·
Cruelty
towards Child.
·
Possession
of drug paraphernalia.
Moving forward
to March 5, 2019 at 11 a.m. DTF Detectives, members of the Tactical Response
Unit and members of the Criminal Investigation Division executed a search
warrant at 10830 NE 110 Lane. Detectives had this home under active
surveillance prior to the warrant being served and observed the home owner and
target of this investigation, Eugene Bricketto (6-11-61), sell narcotics to an
unidentified person.
Detectives
arrived on scene and immediately took Bricketto into custody in the yard of his
home. Bricketto had over 1 ½ ounces of methamphetamines and heroin in the
pocket of his sweat shirt when he was apprehended. All of these drugs were
pre-packaged for street level sales. The following search of the property
located Michelle Keene (2-23-69), Bircketto’s girlfriend and co-habitant.
Detectives found methamphetamines in her pocket too.
Bricketto was
arrested and has been charged with the following crimes:
·
Traffic in methamphetamine 14 grams or over.
·
Public order crime - Keep nuisance structure for
drug activity.
·
Possession of methamphetamine with intent to
sell.
·
Possession of heroin with intent to sell.
·
Possession of drug paraphernalia.
His bond has not been set.
Keene was also arrested and has been charged with the following crimes:
·
Possession of Methamphetamine.
·
Possession of drug paraphernalia.
·
Public order crime - Keep nuisance structure for
drug activity.
Her bond had not been set.