LEESBURG, Florida—A speeding SUV that caught the attention of a Leesburg Police officer resulted in eight charges for a Leesburg man Monday.
An LPD officer was patrolling the area of Tuskegee Street shortly before 2 p.m. Monday when he noticed a black Chevy Equinox speeding and swerving, according to an arrest affidavit. The Chevy turned onto Harlem Avenue and then Georgia Avenue and the officer drove parallel to the SUV and found it on Waitman Avenue and watched it back into a driveway on Waitman Avenue, the affidavit states.
The officer initiated a traffic stop and smelled a strong odor of marijuana as he approached the vehicle. Kiereon Daishaun Black, 22, who lives at the home on Waitman Avenue exited the SUV and walked towards the passenger side of the SUV as the officer told him the reason for the traffic stop and asked for his license and registration. Black stated they were in the vehicle and began searching for his paperwork from the passenger side when the officer noticed a bag with ammunition in a bag in the center console, the affidavit states.
The officer asked Black if he had any weapons and he stated there was a gun in the left, rear passenger area. The officer then asked Black if he had anything on him and he said, “yes” and LPD found a loaded 9mm Ruger in his right, front pocket. LPD later found out the gun was stolen from Dade City, according to the affidavit.
The officer also located a large bulge in Black’s left pocket and found it to be just over 17 grams of marijuana. Black was told to sit in a nearby lawn chair while officers searched the Chevy, and they found a loaded 45mm Glock on the floorboard behind the driver’s seat. Once the Ruger came back as stolen, officers attempted to take Black into custody and he resisted and began to flee on foot. An officer deployed his taser twice, striking Black in the arm both times, causing him to fall to the ground.
Black was placed under arrest and officers continued their search of the SUV and found 36 grams of marijuana and 1.4 grams of THC wax. A baggie was found under the front bumper of the Chevy that contained just over 4 grams of crack cocaine, the affidavit states.
Black is facing numerous charges, including, theft of a firearm, concealing a weapon during the commission of a felony, carrying a concealed firearm, resisting without violence and possession of marijuana, cocaine, THX wax and drug paraphernalia. He was transported to LPD for processing and later the Lake County Jail, where he was released on $14,000 bond.
