Woman out on bond arrested for fentanyl, meth after Port Charlotte chase and crash into tree  – WINK

Francesco Abbruzzino, The Uncensored Report, LLC

 
CCSO
 
At approximately 3:30pm on Monday, March 24, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit observed Samantha James (12/09/1995) in the parking lot of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet (located at 4300 Kings Hwy). James, out on bond for prior drug sales, is known to the Narcotics Unit and had an active felony arrest warrant. Knowing this, detectives requested members from the CCSO STAR (Strategic Targeted Area Response) team to the scene to take James into custody.
 
Upon the arrival of STAR members, James attempted to flee in a gold Jeep Cherokee, backing up and striking another parked vehicle. James then put the vehicle in drive and struck a tree in the parking lot, head on. At that point, James exited the vehicle and began running across the parking lot on foot but was quickly apprehended after only a short distance.

 
Samantha J. James (12/09/1995)
“Here is a young lady that has chosen a life of poison-pushing even after having already been arrested for it. As you can see in her mugshot, she doesn’t really seem to care, either. So now, my Corrections staff will be seeing a lot more of that smiling face, because she is not being given another opportunity to bond out. Thank you to my Narcotics and STAR teams for their outstanding work in locating and bringing ‘Smiley’ back to jail.”
 
Sheriff Bill Prummell
Upon James’ arrest, the following drugs were located inside her vehicle:
 
16 grams of Fentanyl
72.4 grams of Methamphetamine
4.7grams of Cocaine
51grams of Marijuana
10.9 grams of Alprazolam
10.8 grams of Psilocybin
 
James was subsequently charged with Violation of Supervisor Release, Trafficking in both Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, and Possession of Cocaine, Marijuana, Alprazolam, and Psilocybin. She is being held at the Charlotte County Jail without bond.