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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ahmadric Tyree Stone, 27, found himself in custody last night following accusations of leaping from a moving car during a traffic stop, resulting in the vehicle colliding with a parked car. Additional drug charges followed when substances were reportedly discovered along his escape route.
The incident unfolded around 8:38 p.m. on April 3 when deputies from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a gray Volkswagen Golf at Southern Pines Apartments, located at 4200 SW 17th Place. The vehicle’s registration had expired, and officers suspected Stone, whose driver’s license is suspended, was behind the wheel. This suspicion arose after observing a man resembling Stone enter and drive the vehicle.
Adding to the suspicion, a deputy noted that the Golf’s owner had reported earlier that evening that a man with a noticeable forehead bulge, known by the nickname “Zoo,” was driving the car. The owner, however, declined to report the vehicle as stolen. Stone is known to have a similar forehead feature and is also referred to as “Zoo.”
As deputies activated their lights to initiate the stop, the Golf continued moving slowly through the Southern Pines parking lot, eventually steering towards several parked vehicles surrounded by bystanders. Stone allegedly opened the door, exited the vehicle, and sprinted away, leaving the car to crash into another parked vehicle, which had occupants inside and others standing nearby. The collision resulted in damage to both vehicles involved.
Deputies pursued Stone on foot, and when he reportedly jumped over a fence into Pinetree Gardens, they established a perimeter.
A short time later, Stone was seen jumping the fence back into Southern Pines Apartments, and deputies heard an elderly woman screaming; deputies reportedly found Stone in the screened front porch of the woman’s apartment, and he was detained. The woman told deputies that Stone entered her porch without permission, knocked on her door repeatedly, and tried to hide there, but she did not want to press charges.
Along Stone’s flight path, deputies reportedly found the keys to the Golf, next to four packages containing 3.8 grams of fentanyl ( just under the trafficking threshold of 4 grams) and 2.3 grams of crack cocaine. A deputy noted that the amounts exceeded typical amounts for personal use and were consistent with street-level narcotics sales. The placement of the drugs next to the keys established constructive possession of the drugs.
The owner of the vehicle that was hit in the parking lot did not want to press charges, but the owner of the Golf wanted to pursue a hit-and-run charge.
Post Miranda, Stone reportedly apologized multiple times and said he fled because he knew he was on probation following a DUI conviction and knew that his license was suspended, and he was scared of going back to jail. He said the emergency lights “startled” him, and he reacted in an “impulsive” manner. He reportedly acknowledged that he should not have fled from deputies and said he knew how serious his actions were. He denied dropping any drugs but confirmed that the keys belonged to the Golf he was driving; he said he had been driving the car for at least a couple of days.
Stone, who is described as homeless in court documents and whose address is listed as GRACE Marketplace, has been charged with fleeing with a disregard for persons or property, possession of fentanyl with intent to sell, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of selling drugs, tampering with evidence, leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, resisting an officer without violence, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a suspended license.
Stone has five felony convictions (one violent) and two criminal traffic convictions (a DUI and a hit and run); he is on probation for DUI. He has served one state prison sentence for armed robbery and was released in 2024. Judge William Davis set bail at $190,000.
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