Newberry man on probation charged with intent to sell drugs, 11 days after a different deputy charged him with drug possession
Staff report
NEWBERRY, Fla. – Darius Dwayne Stackhouse, Jr., 23, was arrested yesterday for possession of marijuana with intent to sell; he is on probation and is also facing charges of drug and marijuana possession from a traffic stop on October 19.
At about 4:37 p.m. on October 30, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle because the occupants were not wearing seatbelts. The deputy noted an “overwhelming” smell of marijuana coming from Stackhouse and the vehicle, but Stackhouse reportedly refused to consent to a search of the vehicle.
A K-9 alerted to contraband in the vehicle, and a probable cause search reportedly produced 45 grams of marijuana, a scale, and five doses of Buprenorphine strips, a controlled substance.
Post Miranda, Stackhouse reportedly declined to answer any questions. He was arrested and charged with possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and violation of probation.
A different deputy conducted a traffic stop on the same vehicle at about 10:08 a.m. on October 19 for a stop bar violation. That deputy described Stackhouse as a “known drug dealer” and a convicted felon who is on probation for selling marijuana. While on probation, he is prohibited from possessing alcohol or illegal drugs.
The deputy reported the odor of unburnt marijuana coming from the vehicle, and when asked if he had any marijuana, Stackhouse reportedly said there was a small “roach” in the driver’s side door. The deputy noted that Stackhouse has a medical marijuana card, but the marijuana was not in the proper packaging. A probable cause search reportedly produced about 0.3 grams of unburnt marijuana in the driver’s side door and a pill bottle with 11 pills of dextroamphetamine that were not prescribed to Stackhouse.
The deputy charged Stackhouse via sworn complaint with possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, and violation of probation. Stackhouse has not been booked on those charges.
Stackhouse has juvenile convictions between 2015 and 2020, two adult felony convictions (non-violent), and five adult misdemeanor convictions (non-violent). He has served one state prison sentence and was released in 2022. He is on probation for selling marijuana and is facing the charges from the October 19 incident.
Judge Meshon Rawls ordered him held without bail until the probation violation case is resolved, and she set bail of $85,000 on the new charges.
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