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sheriff 's office volunteer was charged after being accused of selling pills out of a patrol car. - David Roberts, 69, was caught selling
oxycodone to undercover detectives,Florida authorities said.
A Florida sheriff's office volunteer was charged after being accused of selling drugs while in uniform out of a patrol car, WTVT reported on Friday.
David Roberts, 69, is facing multiple charges, including unlawful use of a 2-way communication device, possession of a vehicle used to traffic drugs, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia, among other charges, according to a Friday news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities said they were notified earlier this month that Roberts was selling Oxycodone pills and was spotted carrying a lot of money. After receiving the tips, undercover investigators reached out to Roberts to buy some drugs. They agreed to meet at a convenience store in Lake Wales, Flordia, where they purchased 90 pills.
"After the drug transaction, Roberts drove to the Polk County Sheriff's Office Southeast Command Center where he was taken into custody," the news release said. "The money for the drug transaction was located in his pocket."
During a search of his home, deputies discovered ammunition, a mason jar of marijuana, two firearms, and a prescription bottle for 90 oxycodone pills, the news release said. Authorities learned that Roberts obtained the drugs he sold from a monthly prescription.
The news release noted that Roberts, who has been a volunteer since 2009, was convicted of burglary in 1971.
"We're embarrassed… Somebody messed up 12 years ago on a background," Polk County Sherriff Grady Judd said, per WTVT. "He's been a stellar volunteer, very well-loved, done a good job, except when he's selling oxys out of the car, using it as cover. I am livid."