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One of the suspects, Walter Huddleston, was arrested after he reached out to an undercover federal agent posing as a minor. He was arrested for local charges, with federal charges pending.
SWAT deputies arrested two more of the suspects, Michael Blackmore and Edwin Aguirre-Pineda. The arrests occurred without incident, the press release noted.
A fourth suspect, Christopher Schwartz, had reportedly fled the area after the search warrant of his residence, and detectives were able to discover that he was somewhere around Fort Meyers.
Lee County Sheriff s Office officers assisted in the search. He was eventually located driving over a bridge. He was taken into custody for 50 felony charges.
By NBC 6 •
Updated on January 22, 2021 at 5:29 pm
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A man was taken into custody in Key Largo after resisting arrest following a traffic stop and allegedly proceeding to rip open and spill a bag of cocaine and fentanyl, a press release from Monroe County Sheriff s Office said.
45-year-old John Carrero was driving in a southbound Chrystler station wagon on U.S. 1 around 11:45 a.m. Thursday when officers pulled him over for expired tags.
According to police, Carrero was asked to stand near the rear of his car, and officers had to tell him multiple times to stop putting his hands in his pockets and reaching in his pants.