TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - The man charged with first degree murder in the Dan Markel case was arrested at least 21 times in Florida prior to his Wednesday arrest.
Sigfredo Garcia was arrested for cocaine possession and first degree murder by the Hallandale Beach Police Department on Wednesday.
The Tallahassee Police Department says documents related to the case have been sealed by a judge and they cannot release any new information in the case other than Garcia's arrest.
Markel was shot and killed in his driveway in 2014. Police say they received hundreds of leads since his death but this is the first arrest in the case.
Prior to the Wednesday arrest, Garcia was arrested at least 21 times for everything from driving on a suspended license to possessing explosives, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Below is the full list of charges from FDLE:
ARREST- 1 04/30/1997 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-VEHICLE THEFT- AUTO ------------------------------ ARREST- 3 04/24/1999 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-ASSAULT- ON LEO ------------------------------ 11/14/1999 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-BURG AUTO ------------------------------ ARREST- 7 04/13/2000 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-UNOCC CONVEY -------------------------------- ARREST- 9 01/10/2001 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOL- BW MARIJUANA POSSESSION MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE ----------------------------- ARREST- 11 08/11/2001 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED WITH KNOWLEDGE CHARGE 002-NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- TAG NOT ASSIGNED TO VEHICLE --------------------------------- ARREST- 13 04/16/2002 ARREST AGENCY- HIALEAH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-DRUGS-MISBRANDED- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE SALE OF SUBS ------------------------------------ ARREST- 15 07/01/2003 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-AGGRAV ASSLT-WEAPON- ASSAULT AGGRAVATED CHARGE 002-DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH- CRIMINAL MISCHIEF OVER 2OO, UNDER 1,000 --------------------------------- ARREST- 17 11/02/2003 ARREST AGENCY- NORTH BAY VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-COCAINE-POSSESS- COCAINE POSSESSION CHARGE 002-MARIJUANA-POSSESS- CANNABIS POSSESSION MORE THAN 20 GRAMS ------------------------------- ARREST- 19 07/30/2007 ARREST AGENCY- SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHARGE 001-FAILURE TO APPEAR --------------------------------- ARREST- 21 10/09/2012 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-ROBBERY- ROBBERY STRONGARM CHARGE 002-RESISTING OFFICER- RESISTING OFFICER WITH VIOLENCE TO HIS PERSON | ARREST- 2 11/20/1997 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-BURGLARY- UNOCC CHARGE 002-BURGL TOOLS-POSSESS CHARGE 003-VEHICLE THEFT- AUTO ------------------------------ ARREST- 4 09/10/1999 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-VEHICLE THEFT- AUTO CHARGE 002-EXPLOSIVES-POSSESSING- EXPLOSIVES-POSSESSING- BOMB MAKE POSN THROW ------------------------------ 12/07/1999 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-BURGLARY- DF BURGLARY UNOCCUPIED CONVEYANCE ------------------------------ 09/22/2000 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-MOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- RESTRICTED LICENSE VIOLATION -------------------------------- ARREST- 10 08/02/2001 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFENSE DATE- CHARGE 001-MOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- BW RECKLESS DRIVING ------------------------------- ARREST- 12 02/20/2002 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- NO VALID DRIVERS LICENSE CHARGE 002-TRAFFIC OFFENSE- DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE ------------------------------------ ARREST- 14 10/16/2002 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED WITH KNOWLEDGE CHARGE 002-PUBLIC SERVANT THREATEN ------------------------------------ ARREST- 16 08/17/2003 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- TAG NOT ASSIGNED TO VEHICLE --------------------------------- ARREST- 18 12/04/2005 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI-DADE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-NONMOVING TRAFFIC VIOL- DRIVING LICENSE SUSPENDED KNOWINGLY ------------------------------- ARREST- 20 10/16/2008 ARREST AGENCY- MIAMI BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT CHARGE 001-COCAINE-POSSESS CHARGE 002-DRUGS-POSSESS- CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE POSSESSION - - - |
