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Michele Lea Benson

Last Updated: June 25th, 2026
Jail Location
Florida
46yo
White Female

Personal Details

Date of birth: Dec 22, 1979
Probable cause affidavit: SUBMITTED BY: LAMBERT, BOBBY 0480 (AR10112870) DID UNLAWFULLY HAVE IN HER ACTUAL OR CONSTRUCTIVE POSSESSION A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, TO WIT: LORITAB 500 MG, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE 893.13(6)(A). ON 011610, I OBSERVED A SILVER 4-DOOR PONTIAC, TRAVELING SOUTH ON OLD FLORAL CITY ROAD BEARING TAG NUMBER N058IL. UPON RUNNING THIS TAG IN NCIC/FCIC, I OBSERVED THAT THE TAG WAS EXPIRED, HAVING AN EXPIRATION DATE OF 12/22/2009. I CONDUCTED A TRAFFIC STOP ON THIS VEHICLE AT THE INTERSECTION OF SOUTH OLD FLORAL CITY ROAD AND HOOKER PLACE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITAD STOPPED HER and REQUESTED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE and REGISTRATION. SHE PROVIDED ME A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, I RETURNED TO MH THE DRIVER/DEFENDANT, MS MICHELE BENSON AND INFORMED HER WHY I HAD STOPPED HER and REQUESTED HER DRIVER'S LICENSE and REGISTRATION. SHE PROVIDED ME A FLORIDA DRIVER'S LICENSE, I RETURNED TO MY PATROL VEHICLE TO COMPLETE A CITATION FOR AN EXPIRED TAG. DETECTIVE BLAIR HAD ARRIVED ON SCENE WHERE HE STOOD WATCH OVER THE DEFENDANT WHILE I COMPLETED THE CITATION. AFTER COMPLETING THE CITATION, I EXITED MY PATROL VEHICLE WHERE DETECTIVE BLAIR ADVISED ME THAT HE OBSERVED THE DEFENDANT REACH DOWN AND LIFT THE ARM REST AND DROP AN UNKNOWN ITEM INTO THE CENTER CONSOL OF THE VEHICLE. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE DEFENDANT WHERE I EXPLAINED TO HER THAT SHE WAS BEING ISSUED A CITATION FOR AN EXPIRED TAG, WHICH SHE SIGNED AND I PROVIDED HER WITH A COPY. AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAFFIC STOP, I QUESTIONED HER ABOUT the ITEM SHE HAD DROPPED INTO the CENTER CONSOLE, TO WHICH SHE DENIED EVER DROPPING ANYTHING INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE. NEXT, I ASKED FOR HER CONSENT TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE TO WHICH SHE AGREED. the DEFENDANT THEN EXITED the VEHICLE WHERE WE BOTH STOOD AT THE REAR OF the VEHICLE WHILE DETECTIVE BLAIR CONDUCTED A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE. DETECTIVE BLAIR INFORMED ME THAT HE DISCOVERED A WHITE OVAL PILL WITH the MARKINGS "WATSON 385" IN THE SAME LOCATION HE OBSERVED THE UNKNOWN OBJECT PLACED. CONTACT WAS MADE WITH POISON CONTROL, WHERE THE PILL WAS IDENTIFIED AS A LORITAB, SCHEDULE 3, 500 MG. THE DEFENDANT WAS READ HER MIRANDA RIGHTS BY DETECTIVE BLAIR, TO WHICH SHE SAID THAT SHE UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED TO TALK TO THIS DEPUTY. THE DEFENDANT STATED THAT SHE DID NOT HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE PILL AND THAT SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED IT FROM A FRIEND AND THAT SHE HAD PUT IT IN THE CENTER CONSOLE. the DEFENDANT WAS THEN ARRESTED FOR THE POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, HANDCUFFED, BEHIND HER BACK (DOUBLE LOCKED), PLACED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE AND TRANSPORTED to the CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY FOR PROCESSING. BOND SET AT $2,000.00 PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. *NOT-EXEMPT*
Inmate status: Felony Misdemeanor County/Municipal Traffic Ordinance Warrant/Capias

Known addresses

Florida 34436

Recent Arrests

Arrest date: Jan 16, 2010
Booking number: 10112870
Booking location: Citrus County, FL

Recent Charges

Code: 893.13(6)(A)
Charge description: POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Bond amount: $2,000

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