Ocala, FL (November 26, 2018) – A man and a woman were found passed out inside a U-Haul that was left running in a gas station parking lot and were arrested on multiple drug and weapons charges.
The two were identified as 23-year-old Megan Marie Holmes and 24-year-old Eric Patrick Damms, who both had the same Ocala address listed. They were found inside a U-Haul at a BP gas station around the area of Northwest 110th Avenue.
A detective woke them up, who smelled marijuana and watched Damms reach for something, which turned out to be a bag filled with heroin. Police then arrived at the scene and found a variety of illegal items such as heroin, handguns, cocaine, marijuana, and more. Holmes admitted that they were dealing the drugs in an interview.
Damms and Holmes were taken to prison and booked on armed drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance, and a variety of other charges.
Ocala Drug Trafficking Laws
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