High Springs man arrested in Gainesvile on drug trafficking charges

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Marcus Marcelius Parks, 51, of High Springs, was arrested early this morning and charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and selling cocaine; his passenger, Chulcie Lynne Sullivan, 41, of Lake City, was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

At about 1:39 a.m. on January 21, a Gainesville Police Department officer conducted a traffic stop on an SUV that had made a right turn on red without stopping at the intersection of West University Avenue and NW 3rd Street.

While checking the identities of the occupants for warrants, an officer noted that the passenger had pulled her pants down to her knees and was holding a mason jar of a substance that appeared to be marijuana. The officers instructed both occupants to get out of the vehicle, and after patting them down for weapons, they asked Parks for consent to search the vehicle, and he reportedly gave consent.

The search reportedly produced a bag on the rear floorboard that contained a “large sum” of pressed pills that tested positive for methamphetamine and weighed 43 grams. Parks reportedly claimed ownership of the bag and was arrested.

An officer reported that he checked the back seat of his patrol car before placing Parks inside, and there was nothing there, but when they arrived at the jail, he found multiple baggies containing a white substance, along with additional methamphetamine pills, in the car. Two of the baggies tested positive for cocaine, and the contents were packaged into smaller baggies for sale; the other baggie had a rocky substance that tested positive for crack cocaine. The cocaine reportedly weighed 7.5 grams, and the pills weighed 2.3 grams. Parks reportedly had $556 in cash, in various denominations, and the officer noted that the combination of separately packaged narcotics and cash is indicative of narcotics sales.

Parks has been charged with trafficking in methamphetamine and possession of cocaine with intent to sell. He has eight felony convictions (non-violent) and three misdemeanor convictions (two violent) and has served four state prison sentences out of Polk County, with his most recent release in 2005. Judge Adam Lee set bail at $500,000.

Parks’s passenger, Chulcie Lynne Sullivan, 41, of Lake City, was charged with possession of a controlled substance. She has nine felony convictions (non-violent) and four misdemeanor convictions (non-violent); she has served one state prison sentence and was released in April 2025. Judge Lee set her bail at $25,000.

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