A trio of young men landed behind bars on drug charges after parking outside a Lady Lake apartment with marijuana, cocaine and a stolen gun.
Officers approached a suspicious gray Kia Rio in the parking lot of Rolling Acres Apartments in Lady Lake around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. Its occupants, 21-year-old De’Quante Amari Eugene Denson of Lady Lake, 20-year-old Isaiah Jamal Gray of Belleview, and 18-year-old Matthew Alexander Wing of Weirsdale, were all forthcoming with their information when requested.
A check with dispatch revealed Gray had an arrest warrant for possession of marijuana out of Putnam County, so he was removed from the vehicle. He then advised the officers of a felony amount of marijuana and a hidden firearm in the vehicle. Denson and Wing were subsequently removed from the vehicle, as well, the report said.
As Denson stepped out, the officers noticed a large quantity of marijuana in a bag between the passenger seat and the door. More marijuana sat on a tray on the floorboard. The officers proceeded to search the vehicle, starting with the bag and the tray with 42.73 grams of marijuana, the report said…