Alleged drug dealer arrested while wearing dope shirt

A suspect in a drug arrest in Florida was wearing an appropriate shirt when he was arrested on Sunday: The name "DOPE" on the back and the number "0." At about 4am, Sarasota officers stopped a vehicle after seeing two suspects run a stop sign.



The vehicle proceeded north, then drove through a dead end and crashed into a tree. The two men inside the car tried to flee on foot but were caught and identified as Tyderien Jenkins, the driver, and Thomas McDuffie, the passenger, police said.

Marijuana could be smelled coming from the vehicle and officers found powder cocaine (2.4 grams), crack cocaine (21.1 grams), heroin (3 grams) along with MDMA and $,1715 in cash.



McDuffie, 29, of Orlando, is charged with driving with a suspended licence, habitual traffic offender, possession of crack of cocaine with intent to sell,possession of powder cocaine with intent to sell, possession of heroin with intent to sell, leaving the scene of a crash, and obstruction without violence. Jenkins, 21, of Parrish, is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell and obstruction without violence. It is unclear which man was wearing the 'dope' shirt.