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Escambia Man Gets 35 Years, $1 Million In Fines For Trafficking In Fentanyl, Meth, Heroin
June 16, 2023
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison on drug charges.
Circuit Court Judge Linda Nobles sentenced Adrian Kiwane Hale for trafficking in heroin, trafficking in fentanyl, trafficking in methamphetamine, fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer with lights and sirens activated, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Prosecutors said 25 years of the sentence must be served day for day as a statutory minimum mandatory for trafficking in heroin and trafficking in fentanyl.
The judge also imposed over $1 million in mandatory fines under Florida’s drug trafficking laws.
During the early morning hours of September 14, 2022, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office deputies attempted a routine traffic stop on a white Volkswagen Passat, but the vehicle fled. Deputies were able to visually identify the driver as Hale.
A short time later, Hale was apprehended on foot and carrying a backpack. The backpack contained over 150 grams of heroin, over 39 grams of fentanyl, over 14 grams of methamphetamine, a scale, and numerous plastic baggies, according to prosecutors. The keys to the Volkswagen were also recovered, and the vehicle was found less than 1,000 feet away.
The jury deliberated for less than an hour before finding Hale guilty as charged on all counts.
“Drug traffickers who further put the community at risk by brazenly fleeing from police warrant a substantial prison sentence,” prosecuting attorney Christopher Patterson argued at the sentencing hearing.
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8 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets 35 Years, $1 Million In Fines For Trafficking In Fentanyl, Meth, Heroin”
Our young daughter died a few years ago due to an overdose of trace Fentanyl in her home, that, unknown to her, was being trafficked by her husband. It’s epidemic in Escambia county. Worst of all, the husband managed to hide this from paramedics and convinced them that she suffered from Epilepsy, which she did not. Consequently, no Narcan was given to our daughter and we learned after her death that, most likely, the Narcan would have saved her life. So CRITICAL now that as Fentanyl trafficking, overdoses and death continues to grow in Escambia County that ONGOING BROADCAST public education about the recognition, prevention, treatment (NARCAN) and epidemic lethal consequences are implemented to prevent innocent lives being lost due to trafficking and trace exposure.
@ master mechanic
Florida has no parole. The state did away with it in the 1980’s.
After 25 years he will have to serve 85% of the final 10 years.
FYI Folks,Day By Day means the first 25 years Must be served,no Parole ,,,the last ten does have Parole,,,,,him pay fine ???Highly unlikely
I had jury duty on Monday and this was the case. I wanted to be picked SO bad but I wasn’t sadly. But it looks like justice was served. Sad that such a young man ruined his whole life to sell drugs, not to mention how he has hurt his family who won’t get to hug him for 35 years!
Do you really think he going to pay his fine!!!!!!!!! KEEP ON DREAMING
35 years and he’ll probably get released early. I bet he’ll pay right up too. NOT
Think of how many lives this poison peddler ruined, 35 years is not enough
GOOD !!!