Pair arrested on drug and other charges after allegedly delaying execution of search warrant to flush drugs down toilet

Staff report

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Shaquan Lashay Campbell, 25, and Quantavis Lavon Jackson, 21, were arrested yesterday on drug and other charges after Campbell allegedly delayed opening the door to deputies with a search warrant while Jackson allegedly hid a pistol and tried to flush drugs down a toilet.

An Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy began investigating Jackson in June and was granted search warrants for his social media account, based on a report that Jackson, an adjudicated delinquent, possessed a firearm. While searching Jackson’s Instagram account, the deputy reportedly found messages regarding multiple narcotics transactions; Jackson reportedly claimed to have marijuana and Percocet, and in one transaction, Jackson reportedly agreed to sell one Percocet pill for $14.

The deputy reportedly found a video showing Jackson with a Percocet pill that was identified by its markings.

On August 8, a search warrant was granted for a Majestic Oaks apartment shared by Jackson, Campbell, and Campbell’s eight-year-old son, and the search warrant was executed the same day.

Deputies knocked on the door, made several announcements, and then breached the door; they reportedly found Campbell standing right in front of the door, with Jackson in the bathroom right next to the front door.

Jackson reportedly ignored orders from deputies and was taken to the ground and arrested.

A search of the bathroom reportedly produced about 78.66 grams of substituted cathinone, well over the trafficking quantity of 10 grams, in the toilet bowl, indicating that Jackson had been trying to flush it down the toilet.

A search of Jackson’s bedroom reportedly produced $590 in cash, a large quantity of empty baggies, a digital scale, and about 29.78 grams of marijuana; another 31.71 grams of marijuana were found in the closet in that bedroom.

A search of a trash can next to the front door reportedly produced a Glock 22 with a blue laser, loaded with 14 rounds and a round in the chamber.

The deputy reported that his review of social media posts while collecting evidence for the residential search warrant had found “numerous” videos showing Jackson with a gun, including a video dated June 9, 2025, that showed Jackson with a Glock that had a blue laser and that appeared to be the same one found in the trash can.

A search of Campbell’s bedroom, which she shares with her son, reportedly produced three grams of marijuana in her purse. Deputies also reportedly found a prescription pill bottle with her name on the label, along with 90 loose methocarbamol pills (prescription required but not classified as a controlled substance) and 25 loose ibuprofen pills.

Campbell and Jackson reportedly do not have medical marijuana cards.

Post Miranda, Campbell reportedly admitted that she had heard the knocks on the front door but claimed that she couldn’t get to the door before it was breached. The deputy wrote, “This slight stall by [Campbell] allowed for narcotics to be placed into the toilet bowl, along with the Glock to be placed in [the] trash can. It is not common for narcotics to be stored in a toilet bowl and for a firearm to be stored within a trash can.”

Campbell reportedly said she is scared of guns and does not handle them. She said the prescription pills in the bottle were hers but denied knowledge of the loose pills.

The deputy wrote that Campbell had to have been aware that Jackson was flushing the drugs because she would have heard the toilet, and she had to have known the pistol was in the trash can because Jackson would have had to go around her to get to the trash can. Campbell reportedly said she didn’t know anything about any drugs or firearms in the apartment; the deputy reported that the narcotics and firearm were all within reach of her child.

Campbell has been charged with keeping a public nuisance structure, attempted tampering with evidence, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, resisting an officer without violence, and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana. She has one misdemeanor conviction for throwing a rock through the rear window of a car and is on probation in that case. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $130,000.

Jackson has been charged with possession of Percocet with intent to sell, trafficking in phenethylamines, selling narcotics within 1,000 feet of a church (Anthem), possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent, attempted tampering with evidence, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has juvenile convictions between 2011 and 2021 but no adult convictions. Judge Miller-Jones set bail at $377,000 and ordered that an abuse report must be made to the Department of Children and Families within 24 hours.

Articles about arrests are based on reports from law enforcement agencies. The charges listed are taken from the arrest report and/or court records and are only accusations. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.