The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is touting a recent bust that saw a man and woman wanted on felony warrants arrested after a deputy was almost hit by their car.
Edwin L. Rodriguez, of Summerfield, and Jacqueline Dawn Brown, of Wildwood were taken into custody after a chase on July 8, that started on U.S. Hwy. 27 south of Leesburg. Street Crimes deputies had attempted to stop the car driven by Rodriguez, as they had been actively looking for the pair.
During the chase, Rodriguez made several evasive turns and then went “head on” with a deputy and allegedly attempted to run him over, a sheriff’s office report states. The deputy, who was already outside his vehicle, had to jump a two-foot wall to avoid being hit, the report says.
Rodriguez’s vehicle eventually plunged over a five-foot retention wall and ended up stuck in a field. He was immediately taken into custody, while Brown fled on foot and was found a short time later in a nearby motel room.
Both Rodriguez, 33, and Brown, 32, were found to be in possession of marijuana, methamphetamine, scales, baggies, MDMA (synthetic methamphetamine) and cash, the sheriff’s office report says.
Rodriguez, who was booked into the Lake County Jail at 11:43 p.m. Sunday, July 8, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of heroin, driving on a suspended license (second offense), aggravated battery on a police officer, fleeing and eluding, trafficking in opiates (Oxymorphone), possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of MDMA with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was held on no bond for the possession of heroin charge and $72,000 bond on the other charges. His court date on all of the charges except fleeing and eluding will be Aug. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
Brown was booked into the Lake County Jail at 3:20 a.m. on Monday, July 9, and charged four counts of possession of a controlled substance, trafficking in opiates (Oxymorphone), possession of heroin with intent to distribute, possession of MDMA with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to distribute and resisting arrest without violence. She was held on no bond on the four counts of possession of a controlled substance and $43,000 bond on the other charges. She also will appear in a Lake County courtroom Aug. 6 at 8:30 a.m.
