Simpkiss contacted the man in the driver’s seat, and identified him as 32-year-old Jarrod Richard Rodriguez, whose last known address was reported as 3669 Sudbury Lane in Bonita Springs.
A records check revealed that Rodriguez had a concealed weapons permit, an expired security badge from New Jersey, did not have a valid driver’s license and the registration of the vehicle was expired.
Simpkiss observed a firearm in the vehicle. According to the incident report, Rodriguez repeatedly reached for the firearm, despite numerous commands by the deputy to keep his hands where they could be seen.
A closer inspection of the vehicle revealed that Rodriguez was also in possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, drug paraphernalia, and other suspicious property.
Rodriguez was arrested and booked into the St Johns County Jail on the following charges:
| WEAPON OFFENSE | S | F | $5000.00 |
| DRUGS-POSSESS | T | F | $5000.00 |
| DRUGS-POSSESS | T | F | $5000.00 |
| DRUGS-POSSESS | T | F | $5000.00 |
| MARIJUANA-POSSESS | F | M | $500.00 |
| DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS | F | M | $500.00 |
| DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS | F | M | $500.00 |
| DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS | F | M | $500.00 |
| DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS | F | M | $500.00 |
| DRUG EQUIP-POSSESS | F | M | $500.00 |
He remains in custody this evening in lieu of $23,000 bond.
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