Homeless man on probation arrested for jumping out of moving car that crashed into another car and dropping drugs along his flight path

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ahmadric Tyree Stone, 27, was arrested last night after allegedly jumping out of a car during a traffic stop and allowing the car to roll into a parked vehicle; drug charges were added later after drugs were reportedly found along his flight path.

At about 8:38 p.m. on April 3, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a gray Volkswagen Golf in Southern Pines Apartments (4200 SW 17th Place) because the tag was expired and deputies believed Stone, who has a suspended license, was driving the Golf because they saw a man who closely resembled Stone get into the car and start driving.

A deputy also reported that the owner of the Golf had reported earlier in the evening that a man with a distinct bulge on his forehead, with the nickname “Zoo,” was driving the Golf, but the owner did not want to report the Golf as stolen. The deputy noted that Stone has a distinct bulge on his forehead and goes by the nickname “Zoo.”

After the deputies turned on their lights to conduct the traffic stop, the Golf reportedly rolled slowly through the Southern Pines parking lot and then turned directly toward multiple parked vehicles that were surrounded by people; Stone allegedly opened the car door, jumped out, and fled on foot while the car rolled into a parked vehicle with multiple people inside and other people standing nearby. Both vehicles were damaged in the crash.

Deputies pursued Stone on foot, and when he reportedly jumped over a fence into Pinetree Gardens, they established a perimeter.

A short time later, Stone was seen jumping the fence back into Southern Pines Apartments, and deputies heard an elderly woman screaming; deputies reportedly found Stone in the screened front porch of the woman’s apartment, and he was detained. The woman told deputies that Stone entered her porch without permission, knocked on her door repeatedly, and tried to hide there, but she did not want to press charges.

Along Stone’s flight path, deputies reportedly found the keys to the Golf, next to four packages containing 3.8 grams of fentanyl ( just under the trafficking threshold of 4 grams) and 2.3 grams of crack cocaine. A deputy noted that the amounts exceeded typical amounts for personal use and were consistent with street-level narcotics sales. The placement of the drugs next to the keys established constructive possession of the drugs.

The owner of the vehicle that was hit in the parking lot did not want to press charges, but the owner of the Golf wanted to pursue a hit-and-run charge.

Post Miranda, Stone reportedly apologized multiple times and said he fled because he knew he was on probation following a DUI conviction and knew that his license was suspended, and he was scared of going back to jail. He said the emergency lights “startled” him, and he reacted in an “impulsive” manner. He reportedly acknowledged that he should not have fled from deputies and said he knew how serious his actions were. He denied dropping any drugs but confirmed that the keys belonged to the Golf he was driving; he said he had been driving the car for at least a couple of days.

Stone, who is described as homeless in court documents and whose address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, has been charged with fleeing with a disregard for persons or property, possession of fentanyl with intent to sell, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of selling drugs, tampering with evidence, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, resisting an officer without violence, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a suspended license.

Stone has five felony convictions (one violent) and two criminal traffic convictions (a DUI and a hit and run); he is on probation for DUI. He has served one state prison sentence for armed robbery and was released in 2024. Judge William Davis set bail at $190,000.

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