{"id":228754,"date":"2026-04-12T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228754\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T16:00:09","slug":"man-on-probation-arrested-for-trafficking-fentanyl-after-fleeing-traffic-stop-hcso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/228754\/","title":{"rendered":"Man on probation arrested for trafficking fentanyl after fleeing traffic stop: HCSO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruskin-drugs-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-7d0efd03=\"\"\/> article    <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">RUSKIN, Fla. &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hillsborough County<\/a> Sheriff\u2019s Office said deputies arrested a man after fleeing a traffic stop and finding drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What we know:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">According to HCSO, deputies conducted a traffic stop along U.S. Highway 41 in Ruskin. When deputies attempted the stop, the driver continued for nearly a mile before pulling into a driveway on Robbin Grass Loop.<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Deputies say they made contact with the driver, 35-year-old Deontay Voss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/deotay-arrested.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">While searching his vehicle, deputies said they found the following:<\/p>\n<p> 26 ounces of fentanylOver 58 grams of methamphetamineAdditional drug paraphernalia <\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Voss was taken into custody and is facing multiple drug-related charges, in addition to violating probation.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruskin-drug-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What they&#8217;re saying:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">&#8220;Thanks to the proactive work of our deputies, these dangerous drugs were taken off the streets before they could do harm,&#8221; said Sheriff Chad Chronister. &#8220;Those who choose to profit from this poison will be held accountable. We remain committed to protecting our community and stopping the flow of illegal drugs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ruskin-drug-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTVT\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-f1afc186=\"\">Voss was charged with the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> Violation of probation (VOP) Burglary of an occupied dwellingVOP felony batteryVOP resisting arrest, non-violentTrafficking in fentanylTrafficking in amphetaminePossession of drug paraphernaliaFleeing and attempting to elude a police officer <\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written using information from the Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/us\/fl\/hillsborough\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hillsborough County<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13news.com\/tag\/crime-publicsafety\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-f1afc186=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime and Public Safety<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"article RUSKIN, Fla. &#8211; The Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said deputies arrested a man after fleeing a traffic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":228755,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[630,47,629,115,135,137,136,628],"class_list":["post-228754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-crime-publicsafety","tag-fl","tag-hillsborough","tag-news","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228754"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228754\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/228755"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}