ECSO: ‘Toolbox Drug Dealer’ Arrested With Fentanyl, Meth After Highway 29 Traffic Stop

July 5, 2023

A man the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office dubbed the “toolbox drug dealer” was arrested on multiple drug charges Tuesday after a traffic stop on Highway 29.

James Clarence Davis, 52, was charged with trafficking fentanyl four grams or more, trafficking methamphetamine 14 grams or more, possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, possession of drug paraphernalia, attached registration license plate not assigned, and driving with a license from another state when Florida license suspended. He was booked in the Escambia County Jail with bound set at $113,000.

An Escambia County deputy stopped Davis at  the intersection of Highway 29 and Kenmore Road for a seat belt violation and an improperly registered vehicle, During the stop, ECSO K-9 Ray alerted on the vehicle.

Deputies located a Milwaukee toolbox containing an “organized drug dealer kit,”, according to the ECSO. Deputies reported finding fentanyl, meth, scales, smoking pipes, baggies, needles and brass knuckles inside the toolbox.

Photos courtesy ECSO for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.

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11 Responses to “ECSO: ‘Toolbox Drug Dealer’ Arrested With Fentanyl, Meth After Highway 29 Traffic Stop”

  1. Bob on July 8th, 2023 11:20 am

    @Blugirl

    People usually resort to selling drugs out of desperation.

    Maybe, instead of just murdering anyone who is desperate enough to break the law to provide for their family, we should fix the root problems that are pushing people to deal.

    You want to combat crime? Then increase the accessibility of higher education, increase wages, guarantee access to housing, provide affordable healthcare, fund addiction counseling and social programs.

  2. TB on July 6th, 2023 9:07 am

    Judges, send a strong message: “Life in prison, solitary confinement with no parole”
    I know it’s not a death penalty crime but it should be based on all the lives and families that have been destroyed, some dying from overdoses.

  3. Douglas on July 6th, 2023 1:04 am

    Somebody took Clint Eastwood’s The Mule a lil too far. Lol.

  4. Blugirl on July 5th, 2023 3:12 pm

    I vote for the death penalty for anyone peddling these killer toxins.

  5. W. Ward on July 5th, 2023 2:21 pm

    Sounds like ECSO got lucky & that’s a good thing. He’s still just a low level dealer on the street. He’s selling to the users & its good he’s been stopped but its the next level above him, his suppliers that really need to go. Street dealers are a dime a dozen & someone will pick up his customers soon enough or he’ll be replaced by a new dealer. If they can stick it to him hard enough & get him to rat then their on to something. Cut off people like him, because there are others doing the same thing he was doing. The ones in the middle buying from the smugglers. Bust them & you cut off the other street dealers. He’ll rat it just depends on the pressure they apply. It should be obvious he wasn’t to smart having a bad tag on his ride. His organization skills are a sign of experience not intelligence.

  6. new to Century on July 5th, 2023 11:40 am

    I’m a dog lover so…..Let’s hear it for Officer Ray! He is the hero here.

  7. BH Jr on July 5th, 2023 11:09 am

    GOOD JOB ESCAMBIA DEPUTIES!!!!! This fella should get exactly what @RaD stated. I’m seeing more and more of these people caught with this Fentynal and its scary to think of just how much is really out there. The people taking these chanceas doing drugs are playing Russian Roulette wit their own lives. STOP IT, YOU MEASN A LOT TO YOUR FAMILIES. I DONT UNDERSTAND how these users can continue doing their DOC(Drug of Choice) knowing that this mess is being laced into it. Prayers for everyone to CHANGE and get the help they need.

  8. behosterman@yahoo.com on July 5th, 2023 8:53 am

    Looked up his history and it appears he has learned nothing from his previous arrests.

  9. RaD on July 5th, 2023 8:34 am

    His punishment should be synonymous with the amount of pain and death he has probably caused.

  10. patsy decline on July 5th, 2023 6:43 am

    well, he is very organized.

  11. luap on July 5th, 2023 12:52 am

    Poison peddler, lock him up, throw away the key…

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