Additional drug related and firearms charges filed during arrest

On Friday morning, Historic City News was informed that 39-year-old Wayne Allen Pellicer had been arrested pursuant to an active warrant for conducting narcotic sales from his home at 4517 Third Avenue, off Ocean Boulevard in St Augustine.

Pellicer faces additional charges of possession of heroin and paraphernalia as well as possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, after sheriff’s investigators recovered fifteen individual bags of heroin from his pocket.

Recovered, too, was a .25 caliber handgun, several items of drug paraphernalia, a flat screen television used as part of the surveillance system, and over $300 in cash.

Also arrested was 28-year-old Crystal Lee King, who was charged with possession of heroin and paraphernalia.

There was no damage done to the property and there were no injuries to any of those involved.

Pellicer remains in custody in lieu of $215,000 bond. King is being held in lieu of bail in the amount of $5,500.