Monitor Editor
STARKE— A man who police say ran a stop sign on his way to sell drugs to a detective signed a pretrial intervention agreement that could result in charges against him being dropped.
Mason Andrew Kent, 20, of Starke was arrested on May 20 for possession or delivery of opium, possession of drugs, criminal conspiracy, and unlawful use of a two-way communications device.
According to an arrest report, Detective Christopher Keel had communicated with the defendant over Snapchat about Kent selling Keel Percocet and Xanax pills. But while the defendant was on his way to the Bradford County Fairgrounds to complete the transaction, he ran a stop sign at Clark Street and East Weldon Street, near Laredo’s Mexican Restaurant. Starke Police Officer David Hall conducted a traffic stop on Kent’s Acura.
Police found 25 Percocet pills and 50 Xanax tablets in the vehicle during the traffic stop, which matched the order the detective and Kent negotiated over Snapchat.
Under a pretrial intervention agreement Kent signed on July 7, the State Attorney’s office said it would consider dropping the charges if the defendant meets certain conditions over three months, including monthly reporting to a probation officer, not violating any other laws and completing 50 hours of community service.
