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University of Central Florida police arrested a driver accused of being intoxicated on campus Sunday.  UCF police allege the driver had more than 70 pills of controlled muscle relaxants in his car.

UCF police arrested Thomas Clyde Mastin Jr., 34, of Orlando, on allegation s of DUI.  According to UCF police, Mastin  admitted to the officer that he  had oxycodone, carisoprodol and alprazolam — three powerful muscle relaxants — in his car because he had “2 dislocated discs in his back,” the arrest report shows.  The police reports also shows Mastin explained he was on his way home after having “just a little bit” of alcohol at his mother’s bar in Casselberry where he works as a bartender.

Police found multiple prescription bottles for the medications under his name littering the vehicle. They also recovered a bottle of a prescription in another person’s name. All the pills had been mixed and divided among the different prescription bottles, police said.

Mastin  faces multiple counts of possession of carisoprodol, possession of controlled substance in unapproved manner, sale or delivery of oxycodone, possession of alprazolam with intent to sell, unlawful possession of a prescription, trafficking in oxycodone and driving under the influence and is being held at the Orange County Jail on a bond of $57,200.

Reports show police found his car parked in a grassy area on the side of Gemini Boulevard at about 6:21 a.m. Mastin was sleeping in the driver’s seat and appeared intoxicated, according to the arresting officer’s report.

Mastin failed the sobriety tests; however, a breath test measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.000. He told police he had a little alcohol before he left his mother’s bar, but also said he had taken some oxycodone before he started working.

If you have been arrested or charged with a DUI or other criminal offense in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

Sanford, FL – 14 search warrants were executed by the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and several other agencies resulting in the seizure of 216 pounds of packaged marijuana and multiple arrests. Included in those arrested were the homes residents were Victor Mungia, Eduardo Mungia and Milton Soto-Morales, who were booked into the Lake County Jail. All three were arrested on charges of armed trafficking in marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Witnesses said U.S. Marshals arrived at a home at the corner of Sabal Palm Drive and Summit Ridge Place in Longwood on Thursday morning in full riot gear. Deputies were also at the home to arrest at least one suspect in the wide-reaching drug ring, which authorities said stretches beyond Longwood and throughout Central Florida.

If you have been arrested or charged with a criminal offense in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

Two Jacksonville, Florida Burger King employees have been fired after accusations they intentionally drugged food sold to customers. Jacksonville police say 20-year-old Woody Bernard Duclos was arrested Saturday on charges of poisoning food and possession of a controlled substance. Another employee, 32-year-old Bryant Keith Jone , was also arrested on possession of a controlled substance and accessory after the fact.

Police say a woman spit out a blue pill from a chicken sandwich on Feb. 10, and a man found a blue pill inside his fish sandwich. The pills were found to contain hydrocodone a highly controlled pain killer only available through prescription. Police say Duclos made the sandwiches, and Jones sold Duclos the pills.

Seminole County circuit courts are starting a new drug court program.  It is grant funded and under the terms of the grant, it is for first time felony drug offenders only.  Therefore the primary charge must be for a felony drug offense and that must be the first felony of any type.  There must be no evidence of sale.  Minimal prior misdemeanors are allowed but will be reviewed on a case by case basis.  Participants must live in Seminole County to qualify.  Unlike other diversion cases,these cases can be referred from the trial division. 

This is not a free program and will likely be on a sliding scale.  Other requirements include: some community service, cost of prosecution, drug court fees and charges for the program requirements.  Funding will cover some costs for indigent clients.  Prior to final acceptance the defendant must have a TASC (drug) evaluation that finds them suitable for the program, however, TASC will not accept any appointments until previously approved by the program director.  Evaluations from other sources are not acceptable.  If the evaluation says they need more extensive treatment than provided for in this program they can opt in to the normal drug court program.  DUI counts will need to be resolved with the trial division prior to entry into the program.
 
Due to record keeping requirements there will be a referral form required to submit future case for drug court (both programs).

If you have been arrested or charged with a Drug crime in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, or if you have had your driver license suspended for a Drug conviction, contact the attorneys at Tilden Law for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

TILDEN LAW was recently successful in defending a client charged with a drug offense which resulted in all criminal charges being dropped.   According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department arrest report, our client was initially stopped for throwing a lighted cigarette out of his window while driving his vehicle on Colonial Drive in Orlando, Florida.  After being advised the reason for the stop, the Deputy requested permission to search our client’s vehicle which he refused.

A K-9 unit was called to the scene of the stop to conduct a canine search from the vehicle’s exterior.  According to the report, the K-9 units sweep search of the vehicle resulted in a “hit” or positive indication of drugs.  A search of the interior of the vehicle revealed a bag of Marijuana and two marijuana smoking pipes in the center console. 

Immediately after being retained by our client, attorney N. Fleetwood Tilden, filed pleadings entering a plea of not guilty as to all charges and requested copies of all drug tests conducted.  Mr. Tilden also petitioned the State Attorney’s office to dismiss all charges against his client.  As a result, the Orange County State Attorney’s office agreed with our request, dismissing all charges against our client.

If you have been arrested or charged with a Drug crime in Orlando and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Seminole County, Florida, contact the criminal defense attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

A Debary, Florida man has been accused of running a prescription drug ring employing as many as 30 people.  According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s office, John Davey was arrested and held in jail on a $1 Million bond.  Investigators believe Davey forged pprescriptions for Xenix, an anti-anxiety and pain killer drug.  People in Davey’s employ would then take the forged prescription to a local pharmacy to get the prescription filled and then pay the employees in either cash or drugs.

According to Deputies, Davey had prescriptions for more than 14,000 pills with an estimated street value of $200,000.  Davey was arrested after investigators with the Sheriff’s office followed him and two of his employees to a pharmacy where they allegedly obtained a filled pprescription for oxycodone.

If you have been arrested or charged with a Drug offense in Orlando and are facing criminal drug prosecution in either Orange County or Seminole County, Florida,  contact the attorneys at TILDEN LAW for an initial and confidential consultation, 407-599-1234.

Central Florida’s largest Ecstasy bust in recent years resulted in seizure of eight pounds of the drug according to the federal Drug Enforcement Agency.

Claude Amir and Yair Harrosch, both Canadian nationals, were arrested at the Cascade Apartments in Daytona Beach Shores, where he drug was being packed into capsules for consumption. Known by many street names Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) has been a popular illegal drug since the rave parties of the 1990’s. Priced at up to $30 a capsule, the drug induces euphoria and mild hallucinations.

Amar, 37, and Harrosch, 27, made their first appearances in federal court in Orlando on Tuesday, September 1, 2009. Each faces a charge of possession with the intent to distribute MDMA. Both men were appointed public defenders.

According to a criminal complaint signed by a DEA task force agent, a confidential informant had been talking to Amar in recent weeks about the prospect of Amar selling him MDMA. On Monday, the informant and Amar met at a Daytona Beach restaurant, and Amar told the informant he bought four kilograms of pure MDMA for $100,000, and spent $3,000 to transport the drug from Canada. Amar told the informant he would sell the pure MDMA to him for $40,000 per kilogram. After lunch, the informant and Amar went to Amar’s home at the Cascade Apartments. That’s where the informant saw Harrosch weighing MDMA and packing the drug.

The informant bought $2,500.00 worth of MDMA from Amar. Amar told the informant the MDMA was enough to manufacture 500 pills. Soon after, Amar and Harrosch were arrested.

If you have been arrested or charged with a drug offense in either Orange County or Seminole County or any Orlando area court, contact the experienced drug defense attorney at Tilden Law for a free initial consultation, 407-599-1234.

Although locals claimed the hot dogs were lousy and the customers were few, Hot Dog City was making millions of dollars. The financial success had nothing to do with the food: The business was allegedly a front for a cocaine-and-marijuana operation run by a homegrown gang gone big time, drug agents said.

Newly released documents paint a picture of a violent group that hid in plain sight on the main drag of this historic city, down the street from the police station. At night, they went home to a quiet, working-class neighborhood nearby. Soon, people realized something was wrong.

Cars came and went at all hours at the homes of Daniel Perez, 27, accused of leading the Westside gang, and his brother David Perez, 25. The brothers disappeared for days at a time. Nobody seemed to work. “You don’t have brand-new vehicles in your yard and not have a job,” said one neighbor, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisals.

In May, drug agents raided five homes and businesses, confiscating cars, guns and cash. Sixteen people were arrested. Most remain jailed. Two more are on the run. Most are charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Daniel Perez could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of directing the activities of a criminal gang. He also is charged with racketeering, conspiracy to traffic cocaine and money laundering.

Members operated the hot-dog shop and a secretarial service elsewhere in Winter Garden, arrest papers show. Although they didn’t do much business, the hot dogs in particular were unpopular, neighboring shopkeepers said, a steady flow of money was deposited into corporate accounts. Investigators said it came from drug profits. “It gives it the appearance of legitimacy,” said the lead case agent, Brent Harrison of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The arrests stemmed from a painstaking 11-month investigation that involved intercepted cell-phone conversations among gang members, surveillance, bank records and the use of informants.

If you have been charged with Drug Possession or Trafficking of Drugs in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers at Tilden Law for a free initial consultation.

According to a Sheriff’s Office report, a clerk at the Kangaroo gas station at 4900 County Road 200A in Ocala, FL called the Sheriff’s Office shortly after 9 p.m. Monday and told a dispatcher someone had been passed out in their vehicle for about 20 minutes.

A deputy noted in his report that as he approached the vehicle, he smelled a strong odor of alcohol. The driver, later identified as Rafael Delgado Rivera, was talking on a phone. His eyes were bloodshot, his eyelids were droopy and his speech was slurred.

Rivera told the deputy he had taken Xanax and Oxycodone, and had approximately five to six beers.

While getting out of the vehicle, the deputy said Rivera fell down and his body locked up and his eyes rolled back.

An ambulance was called and Rivera was taken to Ocala Regional Medical Center, where it was determined he had opiates and cannabis in his system, and had a .336 blood alcohol content.

Officials discovered his driver’s license was suspended in September 2007 for failure to pay child support. Rivera remained at the hospital for several hours so his alcohol and drug combination could subside before he was released. He then was taken to the Marion County Jail.

If you have been charged with a DUI in Orange County or Seminole County, Florida, please contact the experienced criminal defense lawyers at Tilden Law for a free initial consultation, 407-599-1234.