An Alabama man is facing multiple felony charges in Florida after being arrested for driving a stolen vehicle.
On Sunday evening, Walton County Sheriff’s Office deputies conducted a traffic stop on a stolen yellow Dodge Dakota pickup truck in Santa Rosa Beach. The driver, 31-year-old Antonio Quintez Hall of Brewton, Alabama, was detained.
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During the stop, deputies discovered cocaine and drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. A Kel-Tec 9mm pistol with an extended magazine and 14 rounds of ammunition was also found under the driver’s seat. The firearm’s serial number had been partially scratched off.
Further investigation revealed that Hall was driving with a suspended license out of Alabama and an expired Florida driver’s license. He also had an active warrant out of Escambia County, Alabama.
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Hall was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, removing a serial number from a firearm, dealing in stolen property, driving with a suspended license, possession of drug paraphernalia, and violating driver’s license law. He was booked into the Walton County Jail with a $5,000 bond.
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