A Eustis girl had cocaine in her purse and marijuana in her bra when she was arrested for reportedly stealing a PopSocket from an AT&T retailer in Leesburg.
Brenna Lee Harmon, 34, of 22541 Indianwood Manner, was charged with felony retail theft (two or extra prior convictions), possession of cocaine and possession of lower than 20 grams of marijuana. Jail information present Harmon with eight prior arrests since 2018, the latest in Could for 3 counts of petit theft.
Leesburg law enforcement officials responded the shop, situated at 10430 U.S. Hwy. 441, on Monday afternoon after a report of an individual who had beforehand stolen cellular phone equipment from the shop being again on the enterprise. The shop supervisor defined the circumstances of the prior incident and recognized Harmon, who was strolling out of the shop, because the suspect, in keeping with the police report.
Officers detained Harmon outdoors the shop and defined why they have been stopping her. An officer smelled marijuana emitting from Harmon and searched her purse. Contained in the bag was a PopSocket and a small clear baggie containing a white powdery substance.
When the officer eliminated the PopSocket from Harmon’s purse, she stated that was the one merchandise she took with out buying. She requested if she might sit on the raised concrete planter outdoors the shop, in keeping with the report.
A feminine officer arrived and searched Harmon’s individual, discovering a small clear baggie with a inexperienced leafy substance in her bra. Whereas Harmon was being searched, officers checked the concrete planter field the place she had been sitting and located three tablets, the report stated.
Harmon stated she left the tablets there as a result of she thought they have been managed substances. It turned out they have been antibiotics and have been authorized. The white powder in Harmon’s purse examined optimistic for cocaine, whereas the inexperienced leafy substance in her bra examined optimistic for marijuana, in keeping with the report.
Harmon was booked on the Leesburg Police Division and brought to the Lake County Jail, the place she was launched Tuesday on $2,000 bond. She is going to seem in Lake County Court docket on Sept. 19.