Escambia Man Gets 15 Years For $20 Drug Deal

September 19, 2017

Lloyd Demetrius Grice, age 41, was  convicted by an Escambia County j ury on for the sale, manufacture and delivery of cocaine and for trespass on property other than a  structure after warning. Immediately following the verdict, Circuit Judge Gary Bergosh sentenced Grice, as a habitual felony offender, to 15 years in state prison. Since there is no parole in Florida, Grice will be required to serve 85 percent of his prison sentence.

On May 20, 2016, the Pensacola Police Departments Vice and Narcotics Unit conducted an undercover operation at Tom Ann and Buddy’s located on West Cervantes Street. The detective made contact with Grice and asked if he had any  “hard”, which means cocaine.

Bell asked to purchase a “$20 piece”. Grice walked over to an SUV and then walked back to Detective Bell and handed him the cocaine, according to prosecutors.  After the transaction, Grice then walked to Tom Ann & Buddy’s, which had previously trespass warned Grice from the premises indefinitely.
Grice has a criminal history that includes throwing a deadly missile, burglary, false imprisonment, aggravated assault, carrying a concealed weapon, felony battery, assault, possession of marijuana possession of drug paraphernalia, and
improper exhibition of a firearm.

Comments

5 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets 15 Years For $20 Drug Deal”

  1. Trocarman on September 21st, 2017 5:56 am

    With this guy’s record. Why was he even out of jail? A career thug. Lock him up and keep him locked up.

  2. Bob's Brother on September 20th, 2017 8:12 pm

    @ bartender… This is a career criminal. Read his record. He’s already told society to “shove it’… Who will be his next victim? This reader believes the judge has this one right.

  3. bartender on September 20th, 2017 8:57 am

    get real 15 yrs for a 20.00 piece of crack.its gona cost him more to feed him everyday.make him pick up trash on side the road or clean cemertaries.omg what tax payers money wasted.when he get out what has he leaned,,,nothing.

  4. Betty on September 19th, 2017 10:31 pm

    Send him to rehab! Appeal this sentence because he’s a drug addict have mercy and help him

  5. Bob's Brother on September 19th, 2017 11:23 am

    He’ll be 53 or 54 when he’s released, if he lives that long or doesn’t kill someone in prison.. I’m sure after that, he’ll be right back at “the Game”….and we’ll get to pay for another fair trial after which, he’ll never get out.

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