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A man got pulled over during a traffic stop in Florida. Then cops looked in his underwear
Miami Herald ^ | 24 Oct, 2022 | Madeleine Marr

Posted on 10/24/2022 7:13:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber

A Florida man who has had numerous brushes with the law this year was arrested yet again Thursday night.

This most recent offense marks the fourth time in 2022 that Stephen Joel Horton was arrested — and ninth time since 2017, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

An FCSO Facebook post about the newest incident says that a deputy on patrol around 8 p.m. in Palm Coast pulled over the 42-year-old on State Road 100 after he was tracked driving his Nissan 55 mph through a 35 mph construction zone.

The driver also changed lanes directly in front of the unmarked patrol vehicle, forcing the deputy to brake to avoid a crash, the agency says.

During the traffic stop, the deputy noticed the Nissan “rocking back and forth as if someone was moving around rapidly inside the vehicle.” Upon further investigation, the officer spotted a large blade sheath tucked between the driver’s seat and center console.

Horton, who appeared “nervous,” was asked to step out of the car. As the driver’s door opened, the deputy noticed “a piece of burnt tin foil consistent with drug use” in the map pocket as well as a large butcher knife on the floorboard.

Horton claimed the weapon was used for “cutting sod,” the FB post says.

During a search of the defendant, the deputy “felt a solid object near Horton’s groin area.”

A little metal tin with three clear small plastic bags was revealed to be inside his underwear. One of them contained less than a gram of methamphetamine; another had residue traces of fentanyl.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: fentanyl; flaglercounty; florida; floridaman; methamphetamine; neerdowell; stephenjoelhorton
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1 posted on 10/24/2022 7:13:44 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber
He should have stayed home and had one of these:


2 posted on 10/24/2022 7:14:10 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Florida man ping


3 posted on 10/24/2022 7:15:08 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

I thought that it would read that he had an alligator in his shorts.


4 posted on 10/24/2022 7:17:02 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: MtnClimber

“A man got pulled over during a traffic stop in Florida. Then cops looked in his underwear”

If the cops are into that, perhaps they should be sued.


5 posted on 10/24/2022 7:21:51 PM PDT by BobL (By the way, low tonight in Estonia: 35 degrees)
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To: MtnClimber

“Is that a tin of meth in your crotch or are you just happy to see me?”


6 posted on 10/24/2022 7:25:19 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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To: MtnClimber

What will Florida man do in tomorrow’s episode? Can’t wait to find out.


7 posted on 10/24/2022 7:25:46 PM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: MtnClimber
Horton, Stephen Joel Mugshot | 2022-10-20 20:47:00 Flagler County ...
Horton, Stephen Joel Mugshot | 2022-10-20 20:47:00 Flagler County
8 posted on 10/24/2022 7:30:34 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: MtnClimber

“You have the right to remain silent. You have the right, and may I say, the obligation to your fellow human beings, to use toilet paper.”


9 posted on 10/24/2022 7:33:04 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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How come Florida , one of the sanest run states in the nation has such a high concentration of lunatics, stupid criminals and just plain foolish behavior?


10 posted on 10/24/2022 7:33:47 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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To: Robert DeLong

Why do all meth users look like Hunter Biden?


11 posted on 10/24/2022 7:33:57 PM PDT by BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan (If in doubt, it's probably sarcasm)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Florida man jumped into St. Johns River to evade authorities after leading them on chase, deputies say

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4103218/posts

12 posted on 10/24/2022 7:38:22 PM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: BuchananBrigadeTrumpFan

Drug users seem to have the same frazzled, out of it look.


13 posted on 10/24/2022 7:39:48 PM PDT by Wilhelm Tell (True or False? This is not a tag line.)
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To: MtnClimber

Yep, gotcha. I posted three stories on my own tonight. :-)


14 posted on 10/24/2022 7:42:41 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: LegendHasIt

Our sunshine laws allow all journalists to get hold of the police records, for one. If my old state of Maryland was so open, perhaps we would be seeing a lot of “Maryland Man” stories.


15 posted on 10/24/2022 7:44:10 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: LegendHasIt

IMHO - beaches and good weather.

It’s a place folks go to party: college kids, young couples, single guys with friends or bachelors party...

When picking out a college I remember some of my peers literally choosing to go to Florida because they had what were considered some of the best party schools - like 3 of them.

Places where people have fun, drink, party, get a little wild are also places where idiots cause trouble.


16 posted on 10/24/2022 7:58:47 PM PDT by Red6
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To: LegendHasIt

Seems like it’s always some meth-head white guy.


17 posted on 10/24/2022 9:36:44 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: LegendHasIt

How come Florida , one of the sanest run states in the nation has such a high concentration of lunatics, stupid criminals and just plain foolish behavior?

Grease Trap theory in operation

Florida is warm, Crazies do not like cold weather and gravitate there Florida is surrounded by water on 3 side and Cuba is directly south Unable to leave become trapped

Just like grease poured down drain becomes stuck .......


18 posted on 10/24/2022 10:30:19 PM PDT by njslim
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To: LegendHasIt
How come Florida , one of the sanest run states in the nation has such a high concentration of lunatics, stupid criminals and just plain foolish behavior?

Maybe these are the ones from California or New York. 🤪😀

19 posted on 10/25/2022 3:06:35 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: BobL
If the cops are into that, perhaps they should be sued.

I remember that guy going through TSA at an airport said, don’t touch my junk, or I’ll have you arrested. Were these A holes touching his junk?

20 posted on 10/25/2022 3:42:46 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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