Mississippi drug enforcement are passing a case to federal officials in the hopes that they’ll offer a steeper sentence than what their state’s penal codes can offer. Kelvin Roy Thompson, 53, of Jackson, is being prosecuted for crimes related to selling drugs, but Federal laws have extra provisions that allow for ... Read More
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Four of Five Accused Drug Sellers Plead “Not Guilty” in Hancock County
Court proceedings are underway for five people accused in an attempt to sell a large amount of drugs out of state. Johnny Honorato, 23, Salomon Lopez, 28, Isidoro Martinez, 19, Stacy McDonald, 29, and Manuel Rivera Sanchez, 36, all residents of Apopka, Florida, are accused of trying to sell more than $100,000 worth of ... Read More
Florida Home Raided For Meth After Month of Sheriff’s Planning
Nearly every news story about a drug dealer being taken off the streets is a good story in our books, and as far as drug addiction and Florida are concerned, we could certainly use fewer dealers in the state. St. Johns County Sheriff's deputies arrested six people after the neighbors complained that they thought there ... Read More
Police End Year-long Drug Investigation With Six Arrests, Four Floridians On Same Day
The problem of meth addiction in Florida may have gotten a little easier in the past few weeks. Multiple police agencies capped off a drug investigation lasting over a year with a series of arrests in South Florida and California June 22. Collier County Sheriff's Office and other national police agencies arrested six ... Read More
Florida Woman Brings Drugs to Jury Duty, Arrested For Bringing Drugs to Jury Duty
Florida may be known for some of the most incredulous crimes its citizens perform, but this one really takes the prize. Kristine Mittler received a summons to attend jury duty at the West Pasco Judicial Center, and like a good public citizen, she obeyed and went. Unfortunately, once she entered the metal detectors in ... Read More
Drug Dealer, Gun Runner Florida Husband and Wife Both Behind Bars
Florida might be notorious for its connection to drug and gun trafficking, but justice took the state a step away from that connection June 15. Susan Nell Anderson, 67, was one of the top suspects in a federal drug case where the dealers would exchange guns as payment to the drug makers. Police had already captured ... Read More
Substance Use Disorder and SUD Treatment at FHE
How Common Is Substance Use Disorder? Substance use disorder, or SUD, occurs when a person is dependent on a substance for a period of time. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that 21.5 million people over the age of 12 had a SUD in 2014. Of this, 94.2 percent were people over the ... Read More
Girl High On Meth Claws Out Her Own Eyes
Meth Triggers Tragic BlindingA girl from South Carolina gouged her eyes out while high on meth. In a new interview she says she was attempting to get closer to God. As reported by the Washington Post, there was a message from God, 20-year old Kaylee Muthart believed, that she needed to sacrifice something ... Read More
