Woman nabbed with drugs at shopping plaza in Fruitland Park

A Weirsdale woman was arrested on drug charges when an officer found her asleep behind the wheel with a pink bag full of narcotics.

An officer observed a silver Jeep parked in the Fruitland Park Plaza with the driver, 52-year-old Carolyn Dawn Boyette, appearing to be slumped over around 12:47 a.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department. 

The officer approached the vehicle and saw Boyette slumped over, seemingly asleep. She had her phone in her lap and a baggie containing a clear, crystal-like substance clutched in her right hand. Based on his training and professional experience, the officer believed this to be methamphetamine, the report said. 

The officer then woke Boyette who immediately became visibly nervous. He told her to hand over the suspected methamphetamine, at which point she quickly put the baggie in a pink zipper bag and acted like she did not have it. He ordered her to turn the vehicle off and get out, and she did not initially comply. She was therefore assisted out of the vehicle and detained in handcuffs, the report said. 

A probable cause search of the vehicle ensued. Within the pink zipper bag, the officer found three baggies of suspected methamphetamine, a baggie with a white powdery substance, a baggie with a green leafy substance, several baggies with narcotic residue and several items of narcotic paraphernalia. Also within the vehicle was a pink lunchbox with an image of a cat containing several more items of narcotic paraphernalia, the report said. 

The officer read her rights, which Boyette understood. She was not willing to speak with him, the report said. 

Additionally, the substances were all tested and came back positive for methamphetamine, marijuana and fentanyl, the report said. 

Boyette was charged with possession of marijuana (less than 20 grams), methamphetamine, fentanyl and drug paraphernalia. She was transported to Lake County Jail and released after posting $7,000 bond.

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