She wanted to score some dope, not report.
A tech-challenged Florida woman accidentally texted a police officer to buy fentanyl instead of a drug dealer, then unknowingly gave herself Narca, authorities say. The police announced.
According to the Bay County Sheriff's Office, Octavia Wells, 41, was on her way to a rehab facility on New Year's Eve when she sent a text message to a man who typed “PJ” into her cell phone and paid her $45 for opioids. He is said to have offered to pay.
Sources say the insensitive drug addict arranged to meet the caller at a Tom Thumb convenience store in Panama City. police report Obtained from Smoking Gun.
But when she arrived at the store, drug enforcement officers were waiting to arrest her, police said.
Police said Wells soon realized that she had mistakenly contacted Bay County Sheriff's Office investigator Stephen Pettyjohn, known as “PJ,” with whom she had a “previous relationship.” It is said that there was.
She later allegedly told police that Pettyjohn's name sounded similar to a drug dealer's name, according to an arrest affidavit.
Details of Mr. Wells' previous interactions with investigators are not provided in the complaint affidavit.
She was charged with unlawful use of a communication device, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license.
