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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Reuben Levern Williams Jr., aged 20, found himself in police custody yesterday following a traffic stop that led to the discovery of marijuana and oxycodone in his vehicle.
The incident occurred around 1:38 p.m. on March 24, when an Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputy pulled over a sedan in the 1000 block of East University Avenue. The stop was initiated after the deputy observed the driver using a cell phone while behind the wheel.
Williams, who was driving the car, acknowledged having marijuana onboard and presented what he claimed was his medical marijuana card. However, the deputy noted that the card had expired in March 2025. The officer also observed several bags of marijuana openly displayed in the vehicle’s center console, not packaged in accordance with medical marijuana regulations. Additionally, there was a noticeable odor of burnt marijuana emanating from the car.
A subsequent search, conducted on probable cause, reportedly uncovered six bags of marijuana, each containing about 4.5 grams, alongside a bag with 11.8 grams of ground marijuana. Furthermore, the search revealed five Mylar bags, labeled as containing “Cannabis a Schedule 1 Controlled Substance,” each holding approximately 14.5 grams of marijuana, along with over 250 empty sandwich bags.
When Williams was placed in a patrol vehicle, he was warned that any additional contraband would result in more charges, and he reportedly said he had pills tucked into his pants. A search reportedly produced 13 oxycodone pills.
Post Miranda, Williams reportedly said that all of the marijuana was medical marijuana, but it was not prescribed to him. He reportedly said the pills were “Percocet” (oxycodone) and denied selling any of the illegal items found in the vehicle.
Williams has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of oxycodone with intent to sell, possession of drug paraphernalia with intent to manufacture, maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of selling drugs, and violating probation. He has a juvenile conviction from 2022, three adult felony convictions (non-violent), and one adult misdemeanor conviction (non-violent), and he is on probation for burglary of an unoccupied vehicle. Judge Meshon Rawls ordered him held without bail until the probation violation is resolved and set bail at $135,000 on the new charges.
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