Flagler Sheriff's Office arrest convicted killer, career criminals in traffic stop

Deputies found a semi-automatic gun, psychedelic mushrooms, marijuana, additional license plates, gloves, face masks and other tools inside the suspects' car.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 6:33 p.m. April 21, 2024
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Two career criminals, one previously convicted of second degree murder, were arrested during a traffic stop in Flagler County on April 18 on a variety of drug possession and parole violation charges. 

Pual Copeland, 39, of Port St. Lucie, Florida and Alphonso Williams, 38, from Opa-locka, Florida, were both charged with a variety of drug possession charges after a Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputy searched their vehicle and found psychedelic mushrooms and marijuana in the car, an FCSO press release said.

A Flagler Sheriff's Office deputy saw Williams and Copeland in an SUV with an illegal tint parked at the Circle K gas station on State Road 100. When running the suspects identification, Copeland came up as recently release from prison  after being convicted of second degree murder in February 2003. Copeland also had a history of other drug related charges.

 

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