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Florida woman messages investigator instead of drug dealer by mistake

  • A Florida woman named Octavia Wells mistakenly texted a narcotics investigator instead of her drug dealer while trying to buy fentanyl, leading to her arrest on multiple charges.
  • Octavia Wells, 41, sent a message to Investigator Stephen Pettijohn, intending to contact another man with a similar name, according to the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
  • The investigator communicated with Wells undercover, arranging a meeting at a gas station where she was arrested by narcotics officers.
  • Wells was charged with unlawful use of a two-way communication device, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a suspended license, and is scheduled for a January 30 arraignment.
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Florida woman messages investigator instead of drug dealer by mistake

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida woman landed herself in hot water when she texted someone she believed was a drug dealer, but accidentally messaged a Bay County narcotics investigator instead. According to the Bay County Sheriff's Office, Octavia Wells, 41, unknowingly texted the investigator's phone about purchasing some fentanyl before an out-of-town trip. Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84 The BCSO said t…

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Latin Times broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
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