The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant this morning at 15524 Lime Drive in Punta Gorda. The warrant was obtained after a lengthy investigation by detectives with the Narcotics Unit into drug activity at the residence.
Multiple subjects were inside the home at the time of the warrant service. After a thorough search of the residence, five were arrested and charged with drug violations. One suspect was additionally charged with possession of ammunition as a convicted felon. The suspects and their charges are listed below. Their mugshots are from previous arrests. Current mugshots are pending their processing at the jail.
Dustin T. Badke (1/11/91)
Possession of Drug paraphernalia
Nicholas M. Bores (9/10/93)
Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Resisting without violence
Peggy D. Ford (7/11/82)
Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Possession of Ammunition by Convicted Felon
Gregory J. Bores (4/15/65)
Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Controlled Substance (Oxycodone)
Possession of Controlled Substance (Buprenorphine Hydrochloride & Nalaxone Hydrochloride)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Resisting without violence
Heather C. Vernacatola (7/10/68)
Possession of Methamphetamine
Possession of Controlled Substance (Oxycodone)
Possession of Controlled Substance (Buprenorphine Hydrochloride & Nalaxone Hydrochloride)
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Resisting without violence
Sheriff Prummell is working to eliminate drug addiction in our community through the Drug Recovery Initiative. Through this initiative, those seeking assistance can bring their user amount of drugs to any district office or call deputies to your location. Through partnership with Charlotte Behavioral Health Care, deputies will bring the caller to detox free of charge, without fear of arrest.
“Our Narcotics Unit detectives continue to work diligently to identify and arrest drug dealers in Charlotte County,” states Sheriff Prummell. “In addition to ensuring recovery assistance is available to those addicted, eradicating these dealers from our neighborhoods is another step toward overdose prevention.”
Anonymous tips about dealers or drug use in your area can be submitted online by visiting www.ccso.org or through our mobile app, available on Apple and Android markets.