TILDEN LAW – Orlando Criminal Attorney

After a four month drug investigation, Palm Bay officers arrested nine people on allegations of illegal trafficking of prescription pain medication.  More than 40 grams of prescription narcotics also were recovered after special agents, SWAT members and other law-enforcement officials armed with warrants searched three locations during Operation Overdose.

The suspects “created a network of contacts where they would sponsor doctor visits for individuals with bogus injuries in order to obtain prescriptions for medications like Oxycodone, Xanax, Vicodin, Percocet and other pain medications,” police said in a report.

Sgt. Tim Zander of the Special Investigations Unit said suspects “took their fake patients to doctors in Orlando, Miami and surrounding areas in order to get the drugs,” the report said.  An investigation is ongoing. This is a developing news story. Check back later for updates.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of criminal Drug charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County Drug charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

Sharon Wolfe, wife of Tavares, Florida Mayor, Robert Wolf, was arrested on allegations of drug charges earlier today.  Sharon Wolfe, 40, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and a synthetic narcotics charges. Her bond was set at $15,000. 

It’s not the first time Sharon Wolfe had been jailed. Booking records show her most recent arrest came in April when she was charged with hit-and-run and driving under the influence.

The circumstances surrounding Thursday’s arrest were not available.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of criminal Drug charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County Drug charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

Twelve individuals were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s department in connection with the sale of the imitation marijuana product, K2 earlier today.  K2 is a product brand of what law enforcement labels “imitation or fake marijuana”.   The arrests came after undercover officers were sold K2 during a police orchestrated reverse sting operation.  Arrest warrants have been issued for an additional person who is now out of the state.

The arrestees are being charged with possession and sale of an imitation controlled substance, a third-degree felony. Most of the store employees who were in compliance told undercover detectives they either no longer sold the product, or never sold it, according to deputies.

The crackdown began last month when Polk County law-enforcement agencies became the first in the state to challenge sales of so-called synthetic marijuana products sold as incense.  Florida’s Drug Policy Advisory Council recently urged the Florida Legislature to join a growing number of states in banning the substances.  Since that has not happened, Polk officials are using an existing statute that makes it illegal to sell “imitation controlled substances.”

The products, usually sold at small gasoline stations and mom-and-pop food stores, are sprayed with synthetic “cannabinoids” and can be purchased legally as incense.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of criminal Drug charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County Drug charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

Sellers of synthetic marijuana, also known as “K-2” and “Spice” are the target of Central Florida law enforcement agencies.  Currently, these products are being legally sold in some Florida convenience stores and gas stations as incense.  The Polk County sheriff’s department and Haines City police department are soon expected to outline details of a criminal enforcement operation targeting the establishments selling these products.  Also known as “legal weed”, some of these products are sprayed with a chemical that simulates the active ingredient in marijuana.  K-2 and Spice have gained popularity among both teens and adults as a legal substitute for pot.

TILDEN LAW represents clients in Central Florida accused of criminal Drug charges.  If you are facing a Orlando, Orange County or Seminole County Drug charge, call our office for a free case evaluation, 407 599-1234.

Volusia County Sheriff’s officers made a surprising find while conducting a raid on a local residence.  Dozens of snakes, monitor lizards and other creatures were located in the home of James Walsh.  Walsh, 51, was arrested and charged with cultivation of marijuana, a felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.  Along with the arrest, Walsh was issued several citations by officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for  improper storage of a venomous reptile, possession of a venomous reptile without a permit and possession of a species of concern.

Two other people who were in the home when a search warrant was served may face charges, according to the sheriff’s department.  The raid came after an investigation into drug activity at the home that last several months.

Agents seized 13 marijuana plants, almost 50 grams of cultivated marijuana, a sawed-off shotgun and narcotics paraphernalia such as smoking devices and rolling paper and an array of growing equipment that included fans, lights and plant chemicals, Davidson said.

Three of the plants were found inside the house, while the other 10 were growing on a patio deck in the rear of the home, placed among tomato plants to conceal them from view.

Agents found 26 snakes – some as long as 14 feet – kept throughout the house in aquariums, glass cases and storage tubs.  Five of snakes – a rattlesnake, a water moccasin and three vipers – were venomous and were among 11 snakes seized by the wildlife officers.

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

Winter Park Police Vice Squad unit arrested Rollins College and UCF students Monday night during an undercover drug bust.  Students at both colleges spent the night in the Orange County Jail after a sting operation netted both buyers and sellers of illegal drugs. 

Among those arrested was Keith Prusak, 25, who is accused of selling a pound of marijuana/cannabis to a undercover drug agent. 

Police set up shop at the house on Northwood Boulvevard, near Baldwain Park, after arresting four or five occupants, spokesman Officer Jim Whitman said. All together, police seized three pounds of marijuana, four ounces of hallucinogenic mushrooms, 14 grams of cocaine, two pistols and $12,840 in cash. Of those arrested,  five defendants identified themselves as students.

The defendants included two or three from Rollins College and one or two from UCF, Whitman said.  One student arrested, Cory Fritch, 22, listed his home address as the Rollins campus on Holt Avenue in Winter Park. After agents sold him a small amount of pot from agents, they discovered he possessed almost a half-ounce of cocaine, records show

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

Two Orlando men were arrested earlier today after being stopped by an Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy for a traffic infraction.  Deputy Richard Febo pulled over driver Derrick Newton, 30, who was driving with his door open while trying to flirt with a woman in the parking lot near Hiawassee and Silver Star roads. When asked by the Deputy why he was driving with his door open, Newton reportedly stated, “Man, I was hollering at that girl.”

 As Deputy Febo spoke with Newton, he could smell marijuana coming from Newton’s vehicle and called for a back-up deputy to assist him.  After stepping outside his vehicle, Newton agreed to be patted down, but would not let the deputy search his car and told the deputy he didn’t have an illegal guns or drugs, according to an arrest report.

The Deputy’s search of Newton’s vehicle netted 40.7 grams of crack cocaine, 249.7 grams of marijuana and a loaded .357 revolver, according to the report. Deputies also found a large pink purse in the trunk, which held a digital scale and most of the marijuana, the report stated.

Newton’s passenger, Andrew Johnson, was also arrested. Deputies found more than $4,960 in Johnson’s pockets when he was patted down. Johnson told deputies he recently sold a gold necklace for $3,800, but couldn’t tell deputies where he sold it and didn’t have a receipt.  He later changed his story about why he had so much cash in his pockets, according to his arrest affidavit.

Johnson was charged with seven counts, including drug and gun charges. Newton is facing six charges, including trafficking in cocaine and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony. He faced an additional charge of introducing contraband into the jail, after he told officials he had marijuana in his wallet, reports show.

Both men are being held at the Orange County Jail on more than $100,000 bond each.

An Osceola county Postman was arrested and held in the Seminole County Jail without bond on allegations of drug delivery and use while on his delivery rout. Kissimmee Postal worker, Juan Fonseca, 37, is accused of delivering tens of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine and marijuana to empty homes and residences in foreclosure in Osceola County, federal officials have said.

Fonseca was originally picked up on state charges, but is now charged in a criminal complaint on counts of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiring to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, and mail theft by a postal employee.

According to the criminal complaint filed against the men, a postal inspector in September found a suspicious package addressed to an address on Philadelphia Circle, Kissimmee, and determined it contained about 24 pounds of marijuana. Several days later, the inspector found another package addressed to the Philadelphia Circle residence, and found out it contained about 22 pounds of marijuana. In November, postal inspectors found another suspicious package mailed from Puerto Rico to an address on Alaqua Trail, Kissimmee. Inspectors seized the package and found more than five pounds of cocaine

If you have been arrested or charged with a Drug Crime or other criminal offense in the Orlando area and are facing criminal prosecution in either Orange County, Osceola County or 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.

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.