BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Detectives in Hernando County have arrested two men, one of which is a four-time convicted felon, after a traffic stop of a bicycle.
According to investigators, on Wednesday, at approximately 10:40 a.m., deputies saw a man riding a bicycle down the center yellow line of California Street in Brooksville.
Because the male was riding on the center line, instead of the right side of the roadway, the detectives conducted a traffic stop.
Deputies say the outside temperature was in excess of 90 degrees, and the bike rider, identified as Shane McKinney, 35, was wearing a long-sleeved, hoodie-style sweatshirt. The detectives immediately saw a glass smoking pipe protruding from the large center pocket of the hoodie.
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The pipe was removed and McKinney was placed into custody.
Detectives then found a small plastic baggie containing a white, powdery substance as well as a plastic container containing a crystal-like substance, which field tested positive for the presence of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
The residue in the glass smoking pipe also field tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine.
While McKinney was being placed under arrest, he asked detectives if they could take his bike home for him.
As detectives proceeded up the driveway with the bicycle, they saw a vehicle traveling toward them. The detectives recognized the driver of the vehicle to be 31-year-old Johnathan Griffin, who they had been attempting to locate in order to serve an arrest warrant.
A Traffic Stop was conducted on the driver of the vehicle, in the driveway and detectives immediately took Griffin into custody on the arrest warrant.
After being placed under arrest and while in handcuffs, Griffin attempted to flee on foot; however, detectives caught him almost immediately.
Griffin is a convicted felon, with four previous felony convictions.
During a search, detectives located:
- Methamphetamine – 93.1 grams
- Marijuana – 1.5 grams
- Crack cocaine – 11.8 grams
- Fentanyl – 54.6 grams
- Pills – 46
- Oxycodone – 36
- Methadone – 3
- Firearms – 2
- Cash – $17,516.
Both men were transported to the Hernando County Detention Center.
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