Williston man charged with drug and firearm possession after traffic stop
Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kendrick J. Hills, Jr., 22, of Williston, was arrested last night and charged with eight felonies after deputies allegedly found two guns and 352 grams of marijuana in his vehicle after a traffic stop.
At about 9:25 p.m. on March 12, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy conducted a traffic stop in the 400 block of NW 75th Street for failing to stop at a stop sign, a suspected window tint violation, and impeding the flow of traffic by driving below the speed limit.
The deputy reported smelling green, unburnt marijuana when standing near Hills, and Hills reportedly said he did not have a medical marijuana card.
An ASO K-9 team was deployed around the exterior of the vehicle, and the K-9 provided an alert, giving deputies probable cause to search the vehicle.
Click here to watch ASO’s video of the arrest.
The search reportedly produced a stolen Glock 19 on the floorboard that was within reach of the driver and not in a holster; a Glock 23 with an extended magazine under the driver’s seat, also not in a holster; about 352 grams of marijuana, packaged into 13 separate bags; other bags that contained marijuana “shake”; a digital scale; and empty zipper bags.
A search incident to arrest reportedly produced two pills in Hills’s pocket, which he reportedly identified as Percocet but had no prescription, and about $8,000 in cash.
Post Miranda, Hills reportedly admitted possessing both firearms and said the marijuana, Percocet, cash, and other items were his.
Hills has been charged with two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, three counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, grand theft of a firearm, maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of selling drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Hills has a juvenile criminal history between 2015 and 2021 but no adult convictions. Judge Susan Miller-Jones set bail at $272,500.
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.
Another Punk Thug!
Lock him up, throw away the key!😁
Interesting that only one pistol was reported stolen. Maybe ASO will track the wayward or careless owner of the other one down.
Fortunately, these guys never seem to learn if you are breaking the law, don’t drive a vehicle or in a way that will attract LEO attention.
352 grams…. ironic aha
LOL “a window tint violation”
I am constantly amused by the gyrations ASO uses to not put down the truth. “Reason for stop: DWB, wearing a drug dealer’s hairdo, after dark.”
For the record: Hills was not charged or issued a ticket for any of the traffic related excuses used to initially stop him.
Kinda like when you see someone is in the mugshots for resisting arrest but no booking info on what they were getting arrested for. I guess that charge was dropped or was just a lame excuse in the first place.
My favorite is the dope bust in which the reason for the stop was “riding bike on the wrong side of the street.”
I think all a LEO needs is “reasonable cause”. Now granted that’s a nebulous area but I tend to think that most LEO’s have good instincts. And yes, I know, instinct alone is not an allowable reason to stop and search someone but too dark window tint is.