In a release<\/a>, deputies said the investigation first kicked off on Aug. 20 after the victim reported an \u201cunexpected medical incident.\u201d<\/p>\nWHAT THE VICTIM SAID HAPPENED<\/p>\n
Per investigators, he first met the woman \u2014 identified as Samantha Adams, 39 \u2014 through a dating app and knew her only as \u201cNala.\u201d<\/p>\n
The victim claimed they\u2019d had an argument about a vehicle he purchased for her, after which Adams went to the kitchen while carrying her purse. She then reportedly returned to the victim with a couple glasses of whiskey, one of which he drank before \u201cthings progressed romantically,\u201d deputies noted.<\/p>\n
Samantha Adams, 39, of Orlando (Polk County Jail)<\/p>\n
The intimacy escalated, but Adams allegedly stopped all of a sudden and said the victim would need to pay her $1,000 to continue. When the victim refused, she left, deputies explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cLater in the evening, the victim passed out, and he was taken to the hospital,\u201d the release reads. \u201cMedical staff determined he had suffered a Benzodiazepine overdose, but the victim said he does not have any Benzodiazepine.\u201d<\/p>\n
Detectives said they determined that Adams had purposefully mixed Benzodiazepine into the victim\u2019s drink while at his home, with the victim further alleging that she may have poisoned him on at least three other occasions at her own home in Orange County.<\/p>\n
During each of those incidents, the victim had \u201conly a small amount to drink\u201d but ended up feeling groggy, unsteady, or just passed out, deputies stated.<\/p>\n
ADAMS ARREST<\/p>\n
According to deputies, Adams was taken into custody on Aug. 27 at the Posner Park shopping center in Davenport after she agreed to meet the victim there.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen she arrived in the parking lot, detectives moved in quickly to box-in her vehicle and take the suspect into custody,\u201d the release continues.<\/p>\n
According to deputies, Adams was found in possession of the following while in custody:<\/p>\n
A prescription bottle (prescribed to someone else) containing 19 pills of Hydrocodone\/Acetaminophen<\/p>\n
2.5 pills of oxycodone hydrochloride<\/p>\n
9 pills of Sertraline<\/p>\n
1 partial pill of Adderall<\/p>\n
1 partial pill of Alprazolam\/Xanax<\/p>\n
Now, she faces charges of second-degree attempted murder; tampering with evidence; possession of oxycodone; possession of hydrocodone; possession of alprazolam; resisting without violence; possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of new legend drug without prescription; and offering to commit prostitution. <\/p>\n
She is held without bond.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is possible that there could be more people out there who have been victimized by Samantha Adams,\u201d Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. \u201cHer motivation is money, and as we have seen with this case, she is willing to go to great lengths to get money \u2014 including murder.\u201d<\/p>\n
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