A Florida Highway Patrol Trooper pulled over man for speeding past his marked patrol vehicle. Troopers would find Marijuana along with a scale and extra baggies, hallucinogenic psilocybin mushroom, Alprazolam, Amphetamine and Dextroamphetamine and Buprenorphine Hydrochloride. The stop resulted in the suspect being arrested for the multiple drug offenses.
On 8/17/2023 at approximately 6:48 am an FHP trooper was traveling westbound on I-4 in the left lane when he observed a white in color SUV traveling too closely behind him. The trooper then switched lanes into the center westbound lane and the white SUV passed him in the left lane. The SUV then changed lanes into the right lane and the trooper got behind the vehicle. While he was traveling behind the vehicle, the trooper pace clocked the SUV in his marked Florida Highway Patrol vehicle traveling 68mp in a posted 60 mph zone.
The trooper then conducted the stop and while speaking to the driver, Geoffrey Coffman of Casselberry, Florida, he smelled a strong odor of fresh marijuana coming from inside of the vehicle. He asked the driver if he had any mariuana inside of the vehicle and the suspect stated that he did have marijuana inside the vehicle. He then asked if the suspect had a medical marijuana identification card and the suspect stated he did. He then asked the driver if the Marijuana was in the original containers and the suspect advised it wasn’t. The trooper asked if could search the car and the suspect allegedly agreed to the search. During the search Marijuana in multiple forms was found, multiple different pills were found, mushrooms were found along with extra baggies and a scale with Marijuana residue found on it.
Coffman was read his Miranda Rights and taken into custody. According to the affidavit the trooper asked him why did he have all that Marijuana inside of the vehicle and the suspect allegedly stated “just take me to jail man”.
Coffman was transferred to Polk County Jail.
