BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – A Brooksville man is behind bars after a late-night traffic stop on his motorcycle resulted in trafficking of meth charges.
On Wednesday at 11:23 p.m., Hernando County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on the operator of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the area of Cortez Boulevard and Lykes Dublin Road in Brooksville.
The operator of the motorcycle, identified as Matthew Christopher Evans, 49, told deputies that his license was suspended due to owing back child support.
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A supervisor on the scene noted Evans’ license appeared to be altered and appeared to be a copy of the original that was then laminated.
“A check of Evans’ driver’s license status confirmed his driver’s license was currently suspended. Additionally, Evans does not possess a motorcycle endorsement, which is needed to operate a motorcycle legally,” said HCSO.
Evans was arrested on charges of Operating a Vehicle while a Driver’s License is Suspended (habitual traffic offender), Possession of a Driver Licensee, Similitude of Unauthorized Possession, and No Motorcycle Endorsement.
During a pat down search, deputies located a large clear baggie in Evans’ interior coat pocket that contained a rock-like substance that later tested positive for methamphetamine.
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The methamphetamine with packaging weighed 127.7 grams and had a street value of $1,150. Evans was also charged with Trafficking in Methamphetamine, Possession of a Vehicle to Traffic Drugs, and Paraphernalia.
Evans was transported to the Hernando County Detention Center, where he is being held in lieu of a $57,000 bond on the above charges.
Evans is being held without bond on a charge of Violation of Probation. Evans is a registered felon who has previously served three separate terms with the Florida Department of Corrections for various felony arrests.
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