{"id":271038,"date":"2026-05-14T16:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271038\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T16:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T16:14:07","slug":"suspect-blows-deadly-drug-into-florida-deputys-face-during-publix-arrest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271038\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect blows deadly drug into Florida deputy\u2019s face during Publix arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MARION COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Florida deputy faced a potentially fatal exposure when a suspect blew fentanyl directly into his face in an alleged bid to destroy evidence during his arrest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Marion%20County%20Sheriff&#039;s%20Office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Marion County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a> announced on Wednesday that Fugitive Apprehension Deputy Qubaisy was searching for Jesse James McAuliffe due to an active violation of probation warrant. <\/p>\n<p>The search led deputies to a <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/topic\/Publix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Publix<\/a> parking lot on SW 62nd Ave Rd, where they located McAuliffe&#8217;s vehicle and, with Deputy Guillard&#8217;s assistance, blocked it in to prevent his escape.<\/p>\n<p>The Sheriff&#8217;s Office said that after several commands, McAuliffe emerged from his vehicle, and immediate signs of drug use were apparent, including a tourniquet tied around his arm and multiple syringes visibly scattered throughout his vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>The situation escalated when Deputy Qubaisy reported finding a baggie containing a white substance, which McAuliffe attempted to pass off as sugar. However, tests confirmed it was fentanyl. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, deputies found a melted substance in a bottle cap that also tested positive for the deadly drug, officials said. <\/p>\n<p>Bodycam footage shared by the Sheriff&#8217;s Office shows McAuliffe&#8217;s bid to destroy evidence. McAuliffe blew the fentanyl from the cap directly into Deputy Qubaisy&#8217;s face, exposing him to a potent and potentially lethal substance. <\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/boca-raton-man-in-viral-lotus-e-bike-confrontation-now-facing-felony-charge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Boca Raton man in viral Lotus e-bike confrontation now facing felony charge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A further search of the vehicle revealed a collection of both pre-filled and used syringes, which officials said all screened positive for fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>McAuliffe was arrested on his outstanding warrants and now faces several charges, including:<\/p>\n<p>Possession of FentanylTampering with EvidencePossession of Drug Paraphernalia<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to the Marion County Jail, where he is currently held without bond. <\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Deputy Qubaisy is reported to be in good condition following the encounter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MARION COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A Florida deputy faced a potentially fatal exposure when a suspect blew fentanyl&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":270992,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-271038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271038","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=271038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/270992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}