Pubdate: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 Source: Ledger, The (FL) Copyright: 2005 The Ledger Contact: http://www.theledger.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/795 Note: MAP archives articles exactly as published, except that our editors may redact the names and addresses of accused persons who have not been convicted of a crime, if those named are not otherwise public figures or officials. Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/coke.htm (Cocaine) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?199 (Mandatory Minimum Sentencing) MAN FACES FEDERAL DRUG CHARGE TAMPA -- [identity deleted], now faces a federal drug charge stemming from a recent traffic stop. [Name deleted] -- also known as [name deleted] -- was arrested Sept. 28 after he allegedly fled on foot when his vehicle was stopped at 42nd Street in Auburndale, according to a Polk County Sheriff's Office report. Deputies managed to capture [name deleted] and later recovered more than 60 grams of cocaine on the passenger floorboard of his vehicle, reports state. A federal grand jury indicted [name deleted] on Nov. 1 for possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of crack cocaine. If convicted as charged, [name deleted] could face a minimum of 10 years to a maximum of life in prison. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas G. Wilson denied [name deleted]'s request for bail Nov. 21, finding him to be a danger to the community. Court records do not indicate in which prison [name deleted] is being held. [name deleted] had to be "chased, tackled and finally halted at gunpoint" before he could be arrested, according to the judge's order. Wilson wrote that [name deleted] continued to struggle with officers and kicked out part of the reinforced glass door of his cell. The judge was particularly troubled by testimony that [name deleted] threatened to harm a detective's family. "This chilling thought, in my view, provides clear and convincing evidence that he presents a danger to members of the community and should therefore be detained," the judge wrote. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake