Newberry woman arrested on DUI and drug charges after hitting gas pump

Staff report

NEWBERRY, Fla. – Amanda Kay Edmonds, 40, was arrested early this morning on DUI and drug charges after deputies responded to a call about a car that had crashed into a gas pump.

At about 2:48 a.m. on February 11, Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Circle K (45 SW 250th Street), where they found a vehicle that had hit a gas pump, causing approximately $1,000 in damage. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Edmonds, was reportedly slumped over in the driver’s seat, and the engine was running.

Deputies reportedly saw a syringe in the hand of the passenger, leading to a probable cause search of the vehicle that reportedly produced drug paraphernalia, including two “cut straws” and several Narcan injectors. A deputy reported that Edmonds displayed signs of impairment and performed “extremely poorly” on field sobriety exercises.

Edmonds was placed under arrest for driving under the influence. She reportedly stated that she would provide a breath sample, but she refused to provide a urine sample. The deputy noted that there were no alcoholic beverages in the vehicle, and Edmonds did not smell like an alcoholic beverage; all items found in the vehicle were associated with illegal narcotics.

Before she was booked into the jail, Edmonds was told that there would be additional charges if she had drugs that she had not disclosed. She said she did not have anything, but surveillance video reportedly showed her discarding a clear baggie containing a white powdery substance that tested positive for cocaine.

Post Miranda, Edmonds declined to speak to deputies.

Edmonds has been charged with smuggling contraband into a detention facility, maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of using drugs, driving under the influence with property damage, refusal to submit to a urine test, and possession of drug paraphernalia. She has one felony conviction (non-violent) and seven misdemeanor convictions (non-violent), and she has a Notice to Appear from Dixie County for introducing contraband into a detention facility. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $72,000, ordered the fitting of a transdermal alcohol monitor before her release, and ordered a screening for substance abuse treatment.

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