Man arrested in Sarasota on multiple drug charges

An arrest on a warrant for fleeing to elude law enforcement and operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license resulted in additional charges for possession of drugs including cocaine, heroin and fentanyl.

Tyron Brown, 31, was arrested by Sarasota police officers on Friday, Oct. 27, near the intersection of Lemon Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way. A search of the vehicle he was driving revealed one large plastic bag containing 0.6 gram of crack cocaine; one large plastic bag containing 13 individually packaged bags of a white powdery substance, which tested positive for heroin (3.9 grams); and two large plastic bags containing 11 individual packages of a purple powdery substance, which tested positive for 3.9 grams of fentanyl.

Brown was transported to the Sarasota County Jail and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of heroin with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school, possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver within 1,000 feet of a school, and tampering with evidence.