By-Line: Joseph Bober, Public Information Office, FCSO
Leonard Fries Jr., a target of Operation: Summer Slammer whom the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office arrested on May 16 during a narcotics-related search warrant at his residence, has been rearrested following further investigation. He now faces six additional charges.
Leonard Fries Jr. (Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility mugshot)
Working with the State Attorney’s Office, Special Investigations Unit detectives obtained two arrest warrants on August 22 based on the results of controlled narcotics purchases that occurred during the five-month investigation preceding the search warrant and Fries’ original arrest in May. The additional charges were being held pending the results of lab tests by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
Fries turned himself in at the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility later that same day and was arrested for trafficking in cocaine (28 grams to 200 grams), two counts of sale of cocaine, and three counts of unlawful use of a two-way communications device. He was later released on a $95,000 bond.
“Hopefully, because of a thorough investigation by our SIU team and prosecution by the State Attorney’s Office, this poison peddler will eventually go to prison for a long time,” said Sheriff Rick Staly.
Fries currently faces 13 charges as a result of the investigation, 11 of which are felonies.
