Gainesville, FL (January 8, 2019) – Gainesville Police continue their investigation after they have arrested two adults for using and selling drugs in the same vehicle where a 2-year-old child was sitting.
33-year-old Larry Calhoun has been charged with possession with intent to sell cocaine, possession of marijuana, and child neglect without harm. 31-year-old Shannon Alford was charged with child neglect as well.
A man called in the crime, telling deputies that he was being held against his will and forced to withdraw money from his account to pay off a drug debt to the two. The duo and the witness went to a Wells Fargo bank in the area. Alford stayed in the vehicle with the child while the witness went inside to withdraw the money. While in here, he called the police.
Police arrived and found a bag of cocaine in a cup holder that was within arm’s reach of the 2-year-old. They saw that a bag of marijuana had also been thrown out of the vehicle when they pulled up.
Calhoun and Alford were both arrested at the scene.
Gainesville Distribution Laws
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