The Brief
- John Bentley, 46, was arrested last week during a traffic stop in Alachua County.
- Officials said Bentley fled the traffic stop on foot and concealed a deadly dose of fentanyl in an infant’s car seat.
- Bentley is a convicted felon and also had an active warrant out for his arrest.
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida convicted felon has been arrested again after he was pulled over during a traffic stop and found with fentanyl in an infant’s car seat, deputies said.
What led to the arrest?
What we know:
During the late evening hours of Friday, Sept. 5, deputies with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) conducted a traffic stop on a white Toyota at the Chevron gas station on Southwest Williston Road for a traffic infraction.
Inside the vehicle were three occupants: the driver, an infant and 46-year-old John Bentley.…