WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 34-year-old man Florida man is behind bars on multiple drug charges, after being stopped by police on his bicycle while riding with no lights
Police said Monday, at approximately 9:36 p.m., officers patrolling the area around Ave. P NW in Winter Haven, encountered a bicyclist riding with no lights.
Making contact with the rider, 34-year-old Larry Jermaine Evans was found to have a warrant out of Polk County for Aggravated Battery with Deadly Weapon.
Evans was immediately placed under arrest without incident for the warrant.
Police conducted a search of Evans and found a black fanny pack around his upper body. Inside, police found a host of drugs to include MDMA (Ecstasy/Molly) in pill (86) and powder form, heroin, and 19 individual baggies of cannabis.
Investigators say that due to the quantities, Evans was charged with trafficking MDMA and possession of cannabis with the intent to sell.
“The proactive patrolling our officer’s conduct has again put a dangerous man in jail and removed some dangerous drugs off the street,” said Public Safety Director Charlie Bird. “We are dedicated to continue working hard to keep our citizens safe.”
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