The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
On the morning of January 19, a 30-year-old Cape Coral woman was sitting in the car in a local Dollar Tree parking lot. At the same time, Cape Coral police officers showed up after they were told someone was stealing a vehicle from the location. When they spotted the woman, they headed towards her car, and she allegedly sped out of the lot after nearly striking a police vehicle.
According to reports, as the police pursued her, the woman drove erratically until she struck the center divider, and it rendered her car undriveable. Before officers reached her, she allegedly started running in the opposite direction. An officer with a K9 chased after her, and when she reportedly continued fleeing, the dog was released. The woman halted, and the officer called off the K9. They handcuffed her, and the officers reported that they found fentanyl and paraphernalia around the path on which the woman was running, and they asserted that it belonged to her.
The woman, who was found to have no connection to the car theft, was taken into custody and booked into the Lee County Jail. She is facing preliminary charges for one count of fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer with wanton disregard, one count of resisting arrest without violence, two counts of giving a false name to a law enforcement officer, one count of hit and run, one count of possession of fentanyl, one count of possession of paraphernalia, one count of DUI, one count of DUI with property damage, failure to appear for a felony offense, failure to appear for a misdemeanor offense, and a traffic violation for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
If you or someone you love is suspected of a criminal offense, contact Orange County criminal defense lawyer Staycie R. Sena at (949) 477-8088 for a consultation now.