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Drug trafficking involved in Port St. Lucie woman’s killing, police say

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 by TCPalm.com

PORT ST. LUCIE — The acts that led to Melanie Henningsen’s death stemmed from “drug trafficking,” though police don’t know what, if any, involvement she had in the illegal activity, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Emergency officials were called early Sunday morning by Henningsen’s boyfriend, Jose Ortiz, who found Henningsen with a fatal gunshot wound at their home in the 6100 block of Northwest Duke Circle, said Officer Tom Nichols, police spokesman.

Those were among the new details in the case released Tuesday by police as their investigation of the city’s first homicide of the year continues. (more…)

Co-defendants in Kobie Gary growhouse case sentenced in Fort Pierce

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 by TCPalm.com

FORT PIERCE — Two co-defendants arrested in the Kobie Gary marijuana growing case were sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court.

David Jeffrey Grant of Jensen Beach was sentenced to five years in prison followed by four years’ supervised release, and Steven Shepherd of Hobe Sound was sentenced to 15 months in prison followed by three years’ supervised release, both after pleading guilty to similar charges of conspiracy to manufacture and distribute 100 or more marijuana plants.

Grant was arrested in December after authorities matched his fingerprints to light tubes found in a Hobe Sound house that were part of a lighting system used to grow pot plants. Shepherd and Gary, 30, the son of prominent Stuart attorney Willie Gary, were arrested Oct. 27 at the same house.

Gary pleaded guilty in January to a similar charge of conspiracy to grow and distribute marijuana as part of a deal in which federal prosecutors agreed to dismiss two charges related to maintaining a place to cultivate, possess and distribute more than 100 pot plants.

He faces at least five years in prison when he’s sentenced April 7 in Miami by U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore, who sentenced Grant and Shepherd.

Gary’s attorney, Richard Kibbey has filed paperwork claiming his client was singled out for prosecution and has said he’ll ask for a “safety valve exception” that would allow a shorter prison term by showing Gary wasn’t a ringleader or used guns in the offenses.

Woman found slain with boyfriend in Fort Pierce was ‘outgoing’ mom of 5

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 by TCPalm.com

FORT PIERCE — Sharpkina Yolanda Woods was an outgoing mother of five, a Miami native who enjoyed laughing and talking and taking her kids fishing.

That’s how family members Tuesday described the 35-year-old woman who was found dead Sunday afternoon with her 21-year-old boyfriend, Travis John Lattimore. Lattimore, who has a lengthy arrest record, was wanted in connection with a Feb. 8 homicide in Miami.

“I’m still in shock myself,” said Jimmy Ware, Woods’ 37-year-old brother. “I have no kind of idea who would do this or why.”
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Stuart man, Fort Pierce woman arrested on prostitution and drug charges

Monday, February 1st, 2010 by TCPalm.com

— A 51-year-old Stuart man and a 20-year-old Fort Pierce woman are accused of buying and selling prostitution services Saturday afternoon in the area of Ridgehaven Road, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit.

Charles Cleveland Crispin, of the 30 block of East Highpoint Road, and Jenna Denise Etienne, of the 500 block of North Eight Street, were arrested at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday and each charged with misdemeanor prostitution and misdemeanor possession of narcotic equipment. Crispin also was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Crispin said he picked up Etienne down the road and paid her for prostitution services, according to the affidavit. He said she had been smoking marijuana in the vehicle.

Officers found marijuana and rolling papers, according to the affidavit, as well as a glass crack pipe hidden between Etienne’s legs.

Crispin was released Saturday on a $1,250 bail, but Etienne remained in the county jail Sunday on a $750 bail.

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Two Fort Pierce men arrested on drugs, weapons charges, police say

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 by TCPalm.com

FORT PIERCE — Two local men were arrested after St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office investigators on Wednesday stopped their sport utility vehicle and turned up marijuana and a loaded rifle, according to affidavits released Thursday.

A deputy traveling on North 25th Street about 11:10 a.m. Wednesday spotted a silver Pontiac SUV that turned onto Delaware Avenue. The SUV appeared to have illegal window tint and a sticker that was obscured on the tag. The SUV “rolled through” a stop sign and the deputy began trying to stop the vehicle. (more…)

Report: Port St. Lucie man buys drugs with dad’s money, then claims he was robbed

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 by TCPalm.com

PORT ST. LUCIE — Jordan Shay Karpinski, an unemployed, 19-year-old man used his dad’s money to purchase drugs rather than the computer equipment his father asked him to buy, according to police records.

So, Karpinski, of the 1200 block of Southeast Cambridge Road, told police Monday night that he’d been robbed at knifepoint by an “unknown subject” and “Mike,” police said.

Karpinski gave investigators a phone number for “Mike,” and police contacted him outside his home on Southeast Wake Road.
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5 arrested on drug-related charges in Okeechobee County

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

Five Okeechobee County residents are facing a host of drug-related charges after authorities found marijuana and illegal prescription drugs in their possession, according to a news release from the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office.

About 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, sheriff’s deputies and Okeechobee Police officers searched a residence in the 4100 block of Southeast 74th Way and found about 251 grams of marijuana, 59 illegally obtained prescription pills, various drug paraphernalia and $2,000 in cash.
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Bailing from his Buick: Fort Pierce man jumps from moving car to avoid arrest, police say

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

FORT PIERCE — A local man was arrested after fleeing a deputy and bailing out of a Buick in which about 50 rocks of crack cocaine were found, according to an affidavit released Wednesday.

Eliezer Geneus, 22, faces charges including cocaine possession with intent to sell, driving while license suspended habitual offender and obstruction without violence following the Tuesday incident. (more…)

Port St. Lucie man charged with trafficking in heroin

Monday, November 9th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

PORT ST. LUCIE — A 34-year-old Port St. Lucie man was arrested Friday and charged with six felonies and misdemeanors after kicking officers and chewing a plastic bag with heroin, according to the St. Lucie County arrest affidavit.

Rodney Gener Delphin of the 400 block of Southeast Walter Terrace, was charged with felony trafficking in opium or derivative more than 4 grams, felony tampering with evidence, two counts of felony resisting arrest with violence and two misdemeanors of resisting arrest without violence.
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Sebastian middle schoolers charged with felony drug distribution after other students hospitalized

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009 by TCPalm.com

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Authorities announced Monday they made three arrests after three Storm Grove Middle School students were hospitalized when they became ill from snorting crushed Roxycodone pain pills and using other drugs.

The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said one of the sick students, a 13-year-old girl, named students at the school who were providing prescription drugs and marijuana to her and others, Sheriff’s spokesman Deputy Jeff Luther said.

The Sheriff’s Office charged Halee Marie Webb, 14, of the 100 block of Harris Drive, Sebastian, and Jacob Scott Martin, 13, of the 100 block of Midvale Terrace, Sebastian, each with felony distribution of a controlled substance. Another 13-year-old girl had a juvenile affidavit filed against her for misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Luther said.
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