CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (WTXL) — The Wakulla County Sheriff's office has arrested two suspected drug traffickers after searching their Crawfordville home and finding a variety of drugs, including meth and fentanyl, inside the home.
Between June and July, detectives with WCSO interviewed multiple people who stated 45-year-old Fred McKinney sold methamphetamine at a home on Maxson Road in Crawfordville and that 37-year-old Jodie Barnes also lived there and abused drugs in the home.
One person told deputies the “dope” in the home was consistent with crack, methamphetamine or cocaine. Additionally, on July 14, authorities said an adult overdosed on opioids at the home.
After additional investigation, WCSO said detectives obtained a search warrant and searched the home on Tuesday.
During the search, authorities found 28.1 grams of methamphetamine, a quantity of fentanyl, $1,196 in cash, synthetic marijuana, and assorted drug paraphernalia in the master bedroom of the home.
Both McKinney and Barnes were arrested and booked into the Wakulla County Jail on the following charges:·
Frederick James McKinney – Trafficking in Methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia
Jodie Elizabeth Barnes – Trafficking in Methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl, and possession of narcotic paraphernalia
