Hello Everyone,
Evelyn Here,
The war to end the sell of illegal drugs and to put away those persons responsible for flooding ours streets and destroying countless of lives is one that had raged on for decades. However, according a news release dated September the first, Florida is doing its part in cleaning up ours neighborhoods. With three new convictions under the belt of the Office of the Attorney General, Charles Crist, some residents in the tri-county areas of Florida can feel a little safer with the knowledge that the supply of cocaine on their streets has been short circuited.
With this said, let me also state that closer to home the people who have been involved in the illegal sale of drug and now find themselves under suspicion are the most vindictive, dangerous and untrustworthy people one can run across. I say this because I do not know how much my of writing about the drug problem on the corner of the avenue near where I live has brought awareness to the others residents in the area and particularly our local police department. All I know for sure is that there is less activity on that corner and that if they wanted to the residents really can go out at night for an evening stroll without being harassed or intimidated.
This is all very good; however, those who brought in the drugs and then have tried to dominate the corner at night are still trying to interfere in my life. They have had me watched, stalked and they are still tying to sway others against me. This I expected, and I know that they are motivated by their want to rid anyone who disagree with what they have done and to get suspicion off themselves. I suspect they want to discredit me by playing the same ridiculous mind games, but I am very aware of what happening out there and strangely I am not intimidated. I believe that they will make a big mistake and that it will help to put an end to them altogether, and perhaps put some of them in jail.
I have not reported every little thing I see and/or all that happens, but I am positive that they are just waiting for a time to strike like snakes with their malice. I am sure of this because of how they have recently tried to insinuate themselves into some personal portions of my life with the soul purpose of trying cause me problems. Nevertheless, many times when I see it I generally ignore it.
Still, it would foolish on my part to ignore the fact that they are still manipulating people, and because I live in this environment, it does makes me feel good to see that good things are happening out there to stop and put away those who wish to profit by destruction of other people lives. NO Drugs!
Below is the September 1, 2006 New Release from the O office of the General, Charlie Crist about the conviction of three such men.
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CHARLIE CRIST
ATTORNEY GENERAL
SEPTEMBER 1, 2006 - NEWSRELEASE
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CRIST: 3 SENTENCED FOR COCAINE TRAFFICKING |
TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Charlie Crist today announced the sentencing of three members of a Northeast Florida drug trafficking ring after they were convicted for their roles in a massive cocaine trafficking operation. The three individuals received their sentences following a successful prosecuted by Crist’s Office of Statewide Prosecution.
Sentenced today were Tremayne Justin Whitty, Michael Sabrina Ann Chambers, and Shameka Nakia Whitty. Six additional ring members, including the ringleader Victor James, will be sentenced at a later date.
The three individuals and at least 28 others were involved in a cocaine trafficking ring that sometimes trafficked in as much as 10 kilograms of cocaine every month. The ring, which operated for approximately four years, utilized sources in Northeast and South Florida and ran the drugs up and down the east coast of Florida.
"It is always a good day when illegal narcotics and drug dealers are taken off the street," said Crist. "This case should send a message strong penalties await those who sell drugs."
The members of the drug ring were arrested in 2005 after a five-month investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s Tri-County Narcotics Task Force and the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office's Special Investigative Unit. Approximately $54,000 in cash and 4.5 pounds of cocaine, with a street value of $172,000, were seized at that time.
Another co-defendant, Septimus Clyde Connor, 26, of St. Augustine, was sentenced in March to 12 years in prison. Charges are pending against three additional co-defendants, while another has since passed away. The Seventh Circuit State Attorney’s Office is prosecuting another 17 defendants whose criminal activities were confined to St. Johns County.
A breakdown of the sentences received by each defendant following their May guilty pleas is as follows:
Tremayne Justin Whitty, 21, of St. Augustine - 364 days in St. Johns County Jail, followed by three years of supervised probation; pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute
Sabrina Ann Chambers, 23, of St. Augustine - 364 days in St. Johns County Jail, followed by three years of supervised probation; pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute
Shameka Nakia Whitty, 28, of St. Augustine - 18 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised probation; pled guilty to conspiracy to traffic in cocaine, 400 grams or more.
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Evelyn Out.
