Not good news for Bucs fans as they woke up this morning and got ready for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against the St. Louis Rams at Raymond James in Tampa. Bucs Tight End Jerramy Stevens, 30, was arrested (again) and charged with Felony Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Sell,…
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USA TODAY: DUI Cases Involving Prescription Drugs Difficult to Prove
According to a recent story in the USA Today, as illegal prescription drug use soars, the number of cases of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in which the substance is a prescription drug rather than alcohol is rising steadily. But prosecuting and obtaining convictions against suspects charged with DUI Involving…
LARGO: Woman Arrested for Trafficking in Oxycodone After Fraudulently Obtaining 5,670 Pills
According to a recent story in the St. Petersburg Times, a Largo woman accused of fraudulently obtaining 5,670 oxycodone pills in about a year’s time has been arrested outside a Clearwater pharmacy, authorities said. Angela Louise Johnson, 40, of 728 Third Ave., was arrested Monday afternoon on 19 charges, including…
PINELLAS COUNTY: Credit Cards Now Accepted at Pinellas County Jail
For some people, bailing out of the Pinellas County Jail is now as simple as whipping out a credit card. A recent story in the St. Pete Times describes a new county program which allows inmates to use a credit card to bond out of the Pinellas County Jail on…
LARGO: X-Ray Assistant Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Prescription Drug Fraud
According to a recent story on ABC ActionNews.com, Detectives in Largo arrested an x-ray assistant for Prescription Drug Fraud on Sunday. Jessica Rhodes was arrested in her apartment on charges of writing over 120 prescriptions from April of 2009.The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) reports the fraudulent prescriptions were used…
LOS ANGELES: Rapper T.I. Arrested Again – Federal VOP Coming Soon
LOS ANGELES – According to a breaking story published by the Associated Press, Grammy-winning rapper T.I., who has a history of Drug Offenses and is on Federal Probation after spending time behind bars on Gun Charges, was arrested along with his wife after police smelled marijuana coming from their car,…
LAS VEGAS: Paris Hilton Arrested for Possession of Cocaine
LAS VEGAS – According to a breaking story released by the Associated Press, Paris Hilton was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip late Friday night after police saw a cloud of Marijuana smoke wafting from the windows of a black Cadillac Escalade driven by her boyfriend, then found a small…
JERSEY CITY, NJ: Nicole Bobek, Former U.S. Figure Skating Champ, Sentenced for Her Role in Crystal Meth Ring
According to a story just released by the Associated Press, tormer U.S. figure skating champion Nicole Bobek has been sentenced to five (5) years Felony Probation for her role in a Crystal Methamphetamine ring in New Jersey.The 32-year-old Bobek choked up in court in Jersey City on Monday as she…
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY: Drug Trafficking Ring Busted By DEA After Shipping Cocaine in Boxes of Limes
According to an online story on BayNews9.com, members of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), along with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), busted a major drug operation that was using produce shipments to smuggle Cocaine into the Tampa Bay area. The men arrested are accused of bringing $2.5 million…
ST. PETE: Malt Beverage, Four Loko, Under Radar After Recent Traffic Fatalities
A high-profile DUI Manslaughter case from St. Petersburg has put the malt beverage, Four Loko, under the radar and created a national “buzz” about the new drink’s popularity.Demetrius Jordan, 20, has told officers that he drank Four Loko (in addition to consuming other liquor and smoking marijuana) prior to getting…