Escambia Man Convicted Of Selling Drugs From Hotel Room Where His Kids Were Sleeping

December 22, 2018

An Escambia County man that was selling drugs from a Highway 29 motel hotel room has been convicted.

Tony Kwabena Lovelace was convicted of one count of trafficking in heroin, possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell, one count of possession of cocaine with intent to sell, two counts of child neglect and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.

On May 7, 2018, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Investigators served a search warrant at a hotel room at the Luxury Suites on Pensacola Boulevard. An investigation began after information was received that Lovelace was selling heroin from the hotel room. Lovelace, an unknown female, and Lovelace’s two young children were located in the hotel room, along with more than 19 grams of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, drug paraphernalia, and over $6,600 in cash.

Lovelace’s two children were asleep in the bed near the controlled substances. Lovelace is a convicted felon and has a criminal history that includes several prior convictions for possession of controlled substances with intent to sell.

Circuit Judge Stephen Pitre scheduled sentencing for December 31, 2018.

Lovelace faces a maximum of seventy years in State Prison. She faces at least a 15 year minimum mandatory (day for day) sentence on the count of trafficking in heroin.

Comments

3 Responses to “Escambia Man Convicted Of Selling Drugs From Hotel Room Where His Kids Were Sleeping”

  1. Trocarman on December 24th, 2018 8:08 pm

    Why was this thug on the streets? Prior drug convictions and a slap on the wrist. What else did the court expect?

  2. Grand Locust on December 22nd, 2018 3:20 am

    Just one more dope and mope who thinks that selling drugs is the only option to support their family. Taxpayers probably will pay a $750,000 housing him in prison, but the worst part is that the kids are now going to have to be supported while Dad does his time and violent prisoners are released from prison to make room for Dad. The new crime bill is a start, but there has to be a better way to deal with non violent drug abusers than spending a mandatory 15 years of taxpayer’s money babysitting dopes and mopes and now their children. The federal system of over charging was addressed, but the State charges which are mandatory have not. We are being bankrupted jailing people for non violent crime. We can do better.

  3. tooma on December 22nd, 2018 2:56 am

    Slam them both judge – let the poison peddler live out his life in a cage give her the max sentence allowable .

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