FRUITLAND PARK, Florida—A woman who was at a known drug house and driving around with no taillights was arrested for a variety of drug offenses early Tuesday, including two trafficking charges, according to an arrest affidavit.
A Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputy was patrolling the area of Palm Street in Fruitland Park early Tuesday morning when he spotted a red car in the driveway of a “known narcotics house,” around 1:30 a.m. “Due to my familiarity with the residence being heavily involved with narcotics users, I remained in the area even after the red car left the residence,” the deputy stated in the affidavit.
About 30 minutes later LCSO spotted the same red car nearby and noticed it did not have a working tag light. The deputy attempted to catch up to the car and it quickly pulled into a driveway on Eagles Nest Road, according to the affidavit.
The deputy lit the car up with a spotlight and saw a female in the driver’s seat, a male in the passenger seat and a large dog in the backseat. Both the male and female reclined their seats and attempted to conceal themselves, the deputy noted in the affidavit.
The female, identified as Stephanie Shannon Kilby, 36, got out the car, followed by the male who quickly walked away from the scene. Inside Lake is not naming the man because he was not charged with a crime. Kilby told the deputy she was visiting her friend at the home, but when another deputy spoke to the homeowner, he said he was asleep, not expecting any guests and did not know Kilby, according to the affidavit.
Kilby was found to have a suspended license and taken into custody; as the deputy approached the car, he saw a blue glasses case on the floorboard with a “bubble protruding from the case,” he stated in the affidavit. A “bubble” is a pipe commonly used to smoke methamphetamines. LCSO requested Kilby contact the man who left the scene earlier to come retrieve the large dog from the backseat and after numerous calls, he finally answered and returned to the scene for the dog, according to the affidavit.
LCSO searched the car and found a black zippered case that contained approximately 50 grams of methamphetamine, nearly four grams of heroin, along with seven Xanax pills and two Adderall pills. Four cell phones were found in the glove compartment, according to the affidavit.
Kilby, who is listed as homeless, was arrested for trafficking in methamphetamine, trafficking in heroin, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug equipment and driving while license suspended. She was transported to the Lake County Jail, where she is being held on $82,000 bond.
An earlier version of this story stated Kilby was pulled over for inoperable taillights. Kilby was pulled over for an inoperable tag light.
