TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) - A prominent Tallahassee lawyer was arrested after a police sting operation near Florida State University.
According to Florida State University Police, officers with the FSUPD setup an undercover drug operation near the campus of FSU.
Police said that Larry Block agreed, through a series of calls, to buy 10 grams of cocaine for $800. Block reportedly arrived around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and made contact with the seller, who was an undercover officer.
After he gave the undercover officer $800 in cash, police arrested Block and charged him with one count of purchasing cocaine.
On Wednesday, he posted $10,000 bond, court records show. His lawyer Thursday filed a not guilty plea and requested a jury trial.
One of Block's more notable cases was representing the family of Rachel Hoffman, who was reportedly killed during a Tallahassee Police undercover sting operation. The case settled for $2.6 million in 2012.
Block was also the lead attorney for recount ballots for the Florida Democratic Party in Palm Beach County during the 2000 presidential election, his website states.
