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Deputies: Walnut Hill Man Caught With Cocaine In Molino Parking Lot
June 26, 2014
A Walnut Hill man was arrested on felony charges after deputies say he was caught with drugs in the parking lot of the Tom Thumb in Molino.
An Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy reported he spotted 50-year old Curtis Tucker driving a box truck on Highway 97, towing a trailer with no tag attached. The deputy watched Tucker pull up to gas pumps at the Tom Thumb located at Highway 29 and Highway 97 and exit the vehicle. He then, according to an arrest report, returned to the front of the truck, retrieved a plastic bag with a white substance, ran to the front of the truck and tossed the bag into a trash can despite warnings from the deputy to stand still.
The deputy was able to detain Tucker after a short foot pursuit in the gas station parking lot. The bag was retrieved from the trash can and contained multiple smaller bags of marijuana and cocaine, according to an arrest report. Deputies also seized $295 in cash from Tucker.
Tucker was charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell or distribute, possession of marijuana with intent to sell or distribute, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was also issued traffic citations.
Tucker was released from the Escambia County Jail on a $16,000 bond.
According to court and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office records, Tucker has an outstanding case from September 2013 pending against him with charges of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance (Xanax and Roxicodone) with the intent to distribute, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute and possession of a controlled substance (bath salts).
The 2013 charges stemmed from a search warrant served at Tucker’s residence by the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and Narcotics Unit. During a search of the brick home, investigators reported finding about $3,197 in cash, crack cocaine, 89 Xanax in an unlabeled pill bottle, a quantity of crack cocaine, over 20 grams of marijuana, one roxicodone pill in a plastic container, a baggie containing methylenedioxypyrovalerone (commonly known as a type of bath salts), and numerous items of drug paraphernalia.
Pictured inset and below: The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and Narcotics Unit serve execute a search warrant at the home of Curtis Tucker on Highway 97 in Walnut Hill during September 2013. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “Deputies: Walnut Hill Man Caught With Cocaine In Molino Parking Lot”
how come his bond wasn’t revoked when he got arrested the second time. And to get another bond on the same drug dealing charge in Florida. Usually they are strict on this. And from my understanding this is his 4th time being arrested for selling drugs. Who does he know and what does he have on them to keep getting released. Most people would have been sentence life already
I’d like to know which judge let him out from the previous case.
This person and others live right here in our community on Hwy 97 and they do nothing but sell drugs and live off welfare. They have kids living there and receive checks for them and food stamps. I am sure some or on disability. The ECSO does all it can and the JUDGES let them off with a slap on the wrist. The law is on their side and they know this. We need to take our community back from these low life drug dealers. These people don’t deserve what they get and our tax dollars pay for their lawyers and provide them food and cash to live on. This is just wrong. Stand up and demand that our elected people do their job and get rid of this sort of thing in all communities. Thank you to our ECSO Deputies for all you do.
Just don’t understand why people won’t learn. You will be caught again and again!
So he was arrested and somebody let him out on bail? And this is what he was doing while he was out on bail…a good reason not to let him out again! We will see what the judge does next….I have to feel sorry for the LEOs who arrest these people, just to see a judge let them out on bail!