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Tampa Man Faces Cocaine Charges After Chase

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: July 1, 2008

Demetrus Fletcher

TAMPA - A Tampa man was being held without bail at Orient Road Jail this morning after police said he dumped powder cocaine out of a car during a brief chase.

Demetrus Fletcher, 33, is charged with felony attempted cocaine trafficking and felony destruction of evidence, among other charges.

According to an affidavit, Fletcher met with a confidential informant about 8:30 p.m. Monday in the 4900 block of East Busch Boulevard. He had arranged to sell the informant 56 grams of cocaine for $1,800, the affidavit states.

Fletcher showed the informant the drugs but ran upon seeing Tampa police arrive, the affidavit states. He ran south on North 50th Street, where he got into a car and tossed the powdered drugs out the window, the affidavit states.

Fletcher tried to escape, but police arrested him a few moments later, the affidavit states.

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