Staff report
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Tabaree Jakeem Lewis, 40, was arrested yesterday on a warrant, and more charges were added after a deputy saw him near a convenience store and a search of his vehicle produced evidence that he was selling drugs.
At about 11:26 p.m. on January 3, a Gainesville Police Department officer saw Lewis driving a Kia in the 1500 block of SE 3rd Avenue; the officer started following him, and he reportedly made “unusual driving patterns” before pulling into the driveway of a home that “he has no affiliation with.” Lewis reportedly got out of his car, and the officer gave him multiple commands to get back into his car, but Lewis allegedly walked to the other side of his car and dropped narcotics, which later tested positive for cocaine, before fleeing on foot…