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Cantonment Man Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Concealed Weapon Offense After Traffic Stop
August 7, 2021
A Cantonment man is facing drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop.
Samuel Cooler, Jr., 29, was charged with trafficking cocaine, possession of a concealed firearm without a license, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Numerous deputies were in the area of Olive Road and Old Spanish Trail Road after a man reported that he was robbed by several people and one or more of them fled in a gray Dodge Charger. An ECSO investigator spotted a vehicle that matched the description that headed east on Olive Road at up to 80 mph.
Deputies stopped the vehicle in front of an apartment complex on Olive Road. Deputies approached they vehicle and were able to see a large clear bag containing marijuana on the rear passenger seat and the handle of a gun between the center console and the driver’s seat, according to an arrest report.
Cooler, the only occupant, was ordered out of the vehicle and deputies located a “large amount” of currency in his front left shorts pocket. A search of the vehicle located two large bags of marijuana, a loaded 9mm Smith and Wesson semi-automatic handgun, two cellphones and a backpack that contained a bag of about 36 grams crack cocaine, about 13 grams of cocaine powder, another large bag of marijuana, a digital scale and a box of empty sandwich bags, the arrest report states. The report notes Cooler is not a convicted felon and does not hold a concealed weapons permit.
Portions of Cooler’s statements to deputies were redacted from the arrest report, but the report states Cooler said the marijuana was in the vehicle but the cocaine was not his. He also said the approximate $2,300 in currency found in his pocket was obtained from his job at a security company.
Cooler’s vehicle and cell phones were seized.
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8 Responses to “Cantonment Man Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Concealed Weapon Offense After Traffic Stop”
I can’t believe how hateful these comments are. I had to get that out first. Now, I’m trying to clear up the one past that I’m unsure about. Did he rob someone for the car and drugs? If so can you actually file a report when someone steals your drugs? Asking for a friend, did the original owner go to jail?
All these drug thugs have money to burn to bail out and keep the judicial system rolling. Don’t need to spend cash on any necessities as they get free rent, food and whatever else they ask for. Get used to it, no amount of griping will make a change!
Mr. Sheriff, traffic enforcement will get most of this trash off our streets. When PPD did their speeding blitz, Chip you remember, you were there, what was it, over 80% of the people pulled over for speeding had an active arrest warrent….
Wondering which “security company” Mr. Cooler works (ed) for and if they knew he had the “…approximate $2,300 in currency found in his pocket was obtained from his job at a security company.”
His vehicle sounds like a rolling Drug Store.
Sad the way people turn their lives and help destroy others.
And here’s another one that won’t spend anytime in jail for peddling their dope in the area. I know some are aggravated by the low bond amounts but it’s not the ESCO that sets these bonds but the judges. We need stricter judges on the bench and to hold these people more accountable for their behaviors. I know I know…we see it time and time again where these that are caught with substantial weight get bailed out and right back at it. Maybe the judges should place a NO BOND for people caught with weights of dope over a certain amount. Yes, our jails are full/close to being full but something has to be done. The more I see stuff like this the more I like the ideology of that Sheriff out in Arizona(I believe that’s where it’s at) and his tent jail type. Big thanks to ESCO for another job well done. Never said anything else about the robbery on Spanish Trail
Lock him up in the cooler! Good job ESCO!!
Drug Thug won’t get much time.
Keep letting them out. Most cannot be rehabilitated. It’s only a matter of time before he kills someone to defend the dope. Cage this thug like a nasty animal forever and he will only kill another inmate. Keep letting him out and an innocent person might die. Mark my words!!!!