A Florida high school coach was arrested Saturday for allegedly trafficking fentanyl, according to police. Shavon Pearson, 38, an instructional coach at the Seminole High School Ninth Grade Center in Sanford, Florida, was attested at 1:30 a.m. Saturday after police allegedly received a call about the driver of a vehicle matching Pearson’s “pointing a firearm at the caller,” Sanford Police said in a statement.
“Officers responded to the area of Academy Ave and Carver Ave, and located a vehicle matchhing the description of the vehicle involved in the incident,” the statement continued. “A traffic stop was conducted on the vehicle Shavon Pearson was the driver and sole occupant.”
Police allegedly found fentanyl and marijuana in the vehicle as well as a firearm.
The statement continued:
“Officers immediately observed a suspected cannabis blunt in the center console of the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed eight grams of Fentanyl, a loaded 9 mm handgun, and one gram of cannabis.”
Pearson was charged with trafficking four or more grams of fentanyl, with her bond being set at around $15,000. She also was placed on administrative leave following her arrest, confirmed by the communications officer for Sanford County Failing Public Schools, Katherine Crnkovich. The comms officer also said the school system is “working closely with law enforcement on this investigation.”
Sanford Police Chief Cecil Smith released the following statement:
“Our immediate concern is ensuring that students were not impacted. She was in a profession of trust and she has clearly breached that trust. We will ensure a thorough investigation takes place into the full extent of our criminal conduct.”
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Sanford Police Arrest Seminole School Teacher for Trafficking Fentanyl pic.twitter.com/c9d772dZ8G— SanfordPolice (@SanfordPolice) March 27, 2023
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