Cantonment Five-Time Convicted Felon Arrested On Drug And Weapons Charges

August 13, 2022

A Cantonment man is facing multiple felony charges after being caught with drugs and a weapon as deputies tried to arrest him on an outstanding warrant.

Mako Christopher Pert, 35, was charged with trafficking methamphetamine, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, fleeing and eluding and driving with a suspended license.

Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office Gun Crimes Unit and Warrants Unit spotted Pert on Pen Haven Drive. A vehicle takedown was conducted and Pert was detained.

Deputies observed a pistol in plain view on the floorboard behind the front passenger seat, according to an arrest report. A clear plastic bag containing 21 grams of methamphetamine was located in the center console, $600 in cash was located in his left front pocket and empty clear baggies were in his right pocket. A digital scale and a gun holster were also located.

On July 29, Pert fled from deputies at a high rate of speed when they attempted to stop his vehicle, according to a second report, and a warrant was issued.

Pert is a five-time convicted felon, according to the ECSO. He remained in the Escambia County Jail with bond set at $127,000.

Comments

23 Responses to “Cantonment Five-Time Convicted Felon Arrested On Drug And Weapons Charges”

  1. Wally on August 15th, 2022 1:39 pm

    Thank goodness for law enforcement catching this guy! They have a tough job, but we are a nation of laws and you sonny, broke the law, just like the former DIC!

  2. Slingblade on August 15th, 2022 7:32 am

    If it’s like the Taurus revolver I had, the public is safe. It is the only revolver I’ve ever owned, that jammed.

  3. TB on August 14th, 2022 11:56 am

    6 time convicted felon now headed to 7 what is wrong with this justice system???
    He probably stole that gun from someone.
    We’ll probably see him again and again and again…
    I am concerned that if he broke into someone’s home and they defended themselves that they would be locked up instead of him.

  4. NPC on August 14th, 2022 8:26 am

    @ Chris. I made no mention of the type of neighborhood in which the judges reside or their daily lives.

  5. Jr on August 14th, 2022 7:32 am

    5 time convicted Felon and with a gun of that type…yeah, them gun laws/background checks sure work don’t they. This is far beyond that. We all know if someone wants a weapon they will get one. 5 TIMES!!!! Too many Courthouse deals are made and too many chances are given for these types. We need tougher judges and if the prisons are full let’s vote to adopt what that Sheriff Joe in Arizona did by utilizing that Tent City Jail. We need a better system to keep trash like this off the streets and out of our neighborhoods. To those blaming the Police for the low bonds/lack of bonds those bonds are set by judges….I’m all in for tent cities…

  6. tg on August 13th, 2022 5:39 pm

    Kane you know this gun sells for 470.00 and dosent miss. Someone tell Judge this.

  7. Chris on August 13th, 2022 5:18 pm

    @NPC….That would mean that these judges all live in some mythical, gated, neighborhood for rich people and they don’t. They are regular folks that live in regular places like you or i. You would be surprised at the homes some live in. They even eat at fast food places and take poops like the rest of us.

  8. Lonnie Stephens on August 13th, 2022 12:46 pm

    I believe I saw that chase on July 29th in front of my house. He was on a motorcycle and had a female passenger. When the deputy turned on his lights and siren, this guy turned and looked back, then hit the gas at a high rate of speed and passed another car going uphill on west Roberts road in the no passing zone. The deputy had no choice but to call off the chase before someone got killed.

  9. Ratt on August 13th, 2022 12:36 pm

    Dam wish a working man could make that kind of money .

  10. NPC on August 13th, 2022 12:01 pm

    If those convicted of multiple felonies and released on bond were housed in the neighborhoods where the judges resided, would their punishments be as lenient?

  11. Nick on August 13th, 2022 11:18 am

    You know what they say, 6th times the charm!

  12. Kane on August 13th, 2022 10:05 am

    Nice gun a Taurus Judge 45/410

  13. Beach Boy on August 13th, 2022 10:03 am

    5 TIMES??????? Are you serious?????? WHY hasn’t he been put in prison already?????? And WHY was he released after his FIRST or at least the SECOND offense????? The justice system has gone amuck!!!!

  14. ??????????????????????????????/ on August 13th, 2022 9:04 am

    5 TIMES convicted???????? Why is he on the streets?

    Still selling drug to kill people or destroy their lives.

  15. Chris on August 13th, 2022 8:26 am

    Thank goodness those gun laws prevented this felon from getting a firearm!

  16. tg on August 13th, 2022 8:22 am

    First time to see a pistol like that. Looks like 410 shells hard to miss with that. This fellow is dangerous.

  17. steve on August 13th, 2022 8:11 am

    Drugs are bad… ANd he looks mad…

    Instead of being mad he should use this time in jail to get clean. But he will not do that.

  18. joy on August 13th, 2022 7:24 am

    5 times convicted felon-OUT ON THE STREETS???? why

  19. sam on August 13th, 2022 6:49 am

    i’m guessing he will be released to continue being a convicted felon on the street till he gets caught again. why does he have a bond? he needs to stay in jail.

  20. CC on August 13th, 2022 5:29 am

    What kind of bullets are those?

  21. ensley boy on August 13th, 2022 2:14 am

    Five time convicted felon…. Why was he already not in jail for a long time?

  22. Charlotte R Bates on August 13th, 2022 2:07 am

    Why are the judges giving these drug dealers bond? I don’t get it. Especially since he’s been convicted five times. Seems to me, the courts haven’t learned their lessons, and neither has he.

  23. tc on August 13th, 2022 1:21 am

    What a sorry Justice System we have… How long will these judges allow this thug to continue preying on people? Another convicted felon carrying a gun. prime example of how gun control does NOT work..