Drug Charge Dropped Against Century Man

March 14, 2013

A Century man arrested by Pensacola Police in October on traffic and drug charges by the Pensacola Police Department has been sentenced.

Lorenzo John Payne, age 23 of Hudson Hill Road, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and cited for driving with a revoked license and driving with a license plate unassigned to the vehicle. The drug charge was dropped, and Payne was convicted on both traffic offenses.

He was sentenced by Judge Terrell to time served, plus $410 in costs and fines.

According to an arrest report, Payne was stopped by Pensacola Police at Davis and Baars streets when officers discovered the license plate registration did not match the vehicle Payne was driving. During the traffic stop, officers reported finding Oxycodone pills in the center console of the vehicle with Payne having no valid prescription.

Payne told police that he knew the tag on the vehicle was wrong; he said his tag was seized during a previous traffic stop. His license had been suspended for failure to pay traffic fines, the arrest report states.

Comments

4 Responses to “Drug Charge Dropped Against Century Man”

  1. David Huie Green on March 14th, 2013 8:42 am

    Did they give him his dope back?

    David for happy endings

  2. bill on March 14th, 2013 7:29 am

    Why was the drug charge dropped? He didn’t have a prescription and Oxycodone is a dangerous drug. Bet if he had a blunt the charge would stand.

  3. William on March 14th, 2013 6:52 am

    >>I dont think dropped and time served mean the same

    They don’t. The drug charge was dropped, and he was sentenced to time served on the traffic offenses, just as the story says.

  4. me on March 14th, 2013 6:41 am

    I dont think dropped and time served mean the same dropped means through out and on ur record.

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