Florida felon arrested after fentanyl recovered in child’s car seat, deputies say

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.

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