SWAT takes down Central Florida drug house, 14 arrested and charged
(800 block S. Flamingo Drive, Holly Hill, Image credit: Google Maps)
On July 18, the Volusia Sheriff’s Office (VSO) with headquarters in DeLand, Florida, announced taking down a known disreputable party house and arresting all of those at the residence on drug possession and related charges.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the house located at 817 S. Flamingo Drive in Holly Hill, has long been the subject of multiple complaints regarding narcotics activity. It’s also been the site of several overdose calls, including one fatal OD.
Yesterday morning, members of the East Volusia Narcotics Task Force, Volusia Bureau of Investigation (VBI) and VSO SWAT executed a search warrant at the residence and arrested all 14 people inside. Small amounts of fentanyl and crack cocaine were found. Note that the actual homeowner was inside the residence at the time of the arrests and was also taken into custody and charged.
Several area residents came out into their yards, thanking the detectives and patrol officers on scene.
Below, see the list of defendants, their charges, and the bonds levied against them:
Alice Fae Favors
- Possession of ammunition by a convicted felon – $5,000
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Nicole Lovelace
- Possession of cocaine – $5,000
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Trevelle Wiley
- Possession of heroin – $5,000
- Possession of Schedule III substance – $5,000
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Ashlee McElvin
- Possession of heroin – $5,000
- Possession of Schedule III substance – $5,000
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Billy McMakin (Homeowner)
- Possession of fentanyl – $5,000
- Possession of paraphernalia – $1000
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Louis Reed
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Lynda White
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Felicia Brooks
- Providing false name to law enforcement – $1,000
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
- Violation of pre-trial release
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Charles Ruckman
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia
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Wayne Ford
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Erik Ross
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Mary Favors
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Stacy Ryan
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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Daniel Lanning
- Possession of narcotic paraphernalia – $1,000
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The East Volusia Narcotics Task Force is a street-level drug task force comprised of VSO along with the New Smyrna Beach, Edgewater, Ormond Beach, South Daytona, Holly Hill and Port Orange police departments. VBI is a Central Florida High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) initiative comprised of members from VSO and the DeLand, Edgewater, and Ormond Beach police departments as well as HSI and the FBI.
(Source and arrest images: Volusia Sheriff’s Office)
Posted by Richard Webster, Ace News Today / Follow Richard on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram
