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Man Faces 58 Charges After Drugs, Gun Arrest

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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: February 3, 2008

TAMPA - TAMPA - A Tampa man's birthday surprise Saturday included 58 charges against him. He remains in Orient Road Jail today with bail set at $410,000.

Curtis Williams

Curtis Lee Williams, who was arrested on his 25th birthday, had a loaded .25-caliber pistol under his bed, a loaded revolver in his closet and a total of 51 rounds of ammunition, Tampa police say.

About 10:35 p.m. Saturday, Williams delivered $100 in crack to a police informant at 4220 W. Cayuga St., according to a criminal arrest affidavit. Officers searching his home at 4 a.m. today say they found firearms, rounds of ammunition, crack cocaine, marijuana, a scale and baggies.

Police charged Williams with two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, 51 counts of being a felon in possession of ammunition and two counts of possession of crack cocaine, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Web site. He also faces one count each of delivery of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana.

Williams, of 4215 W. Coolidge St., was found guilty in March 2006 of misdemeanor battery and marijuana possession, records show.

Reporter Josh Poltilove can be reached at jpoltilove@tampatrib.com or (813) 259-7691.

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