ECSO: Deputies Located Drugs And Deer Carcass After Traffic Stop Of Cantonment Man

February 29, 2024

A Cantonment man is facing multiple charges after deputies determined he had drugs and a deer carcass following a traffic stop, according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

Leonard Van Kirksey, 49, was charged with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana less than 20 grams, two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia, knowingly driving with a suspended license, and possession of a freshly harvested deer during closed season.

An Escambia County deputy pulled Kirksey over on Memphis Avenue after a records check on the vehicle tag indicated Kirksey has no driver’s license.

AN ECSO K-9 alerted on the vehicle, according to an arrest report. A subsequent search located a broken glass pipe, a grinder with marijuana, methamphetamine and a fresh deer carcass and a crossbow, the report continues.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission responded to take possession of the deer carcass and crossbow.

Kirksey was released from jail on a $7,000 bond.

Comments

4 Responses to “ECSO: Deputies Located Drugs And Deer Carcass After Traffic Stop Of Cantonment Man”

  1. Concerned citizen on February 29th, 2024 5:02 pm

    He hasn’t been long gotten out of jail apparently he likes it but he got lucky his bond was a joke for all them charges

  2. Susie on February 29th, 2024 10:46 am

    He was just smoking with the deer and decided to have some smoked deer. Some people are pathetic.

  3. ohyouknow on February 29th, 2024 9:05 am

    If he stopped spending his money on drugs he would have enough to eat without poaching.

  4. Bewildered on February 29th, 2024 8:42 am

    Spaced out on drugs hunters!! Why am I not surprised ?

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