Three Ft. Myers Men Arrested on Weapons and Drug Charges
Ft. Myers Police arrest three men in connection with drug and weapons charges. The police obtained warrants to search the apartment homes of the defendants, 23-year old Byron Harris, 19-year old Michael Donaldson and 18-year old Marquis Reid. The men attempted to flee the scene upon the arrival of the deputies and were apprehended.
The search recovered cocaine, marijuana and five guns. Three of the five guns were loaded. The men now face charges of felony drug possession, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, failing to have an active permit for carrying a concealed weapon, resisting arrest without violence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Offenders lose many of their civil liberties after being convicted of a serious crime. Florida is one of the few remaining states that do not allow formerly convicted felons to vote or carry firearms. These rights originally granted to all Americans by the U.S. Constitution are revoked in Florida after a conviction. Governor Charlie Crist has made an effort to restore some of the civil rights back to the offenders who have served their sentence and paid their debt to society. He feels it is democratically appropriate to allow former criminals a second chance to move forward with their lives.
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