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Jan 28, 2021 12:35 PM Daytona Beach, FL - Another nuisance beachside property in Daytona Beach is shut down after a search warrant was served around 6 a.m today (January 28). Two people, 47-year-old Christopher Schmahlenberger and 22-year-old Johnnie Staley are charged with trafficking in methamphetamine, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, maintaining a place where a controlled substance is illegally kept, and unlawful possession of a Schedule II substance. Two others, 23-year-old Derrick Goodin and 46-year-old Moises Ocasio are each charged with resisting arrest without violence. This morning s raid is the third since December on nuisance properties. Similar search warrants were served at the Best Southern Sun Plaza Motel on Ridgewood Avenue and the Camellia Motel, located on A-1-A. Officers also seized 63 grams of methamphetamine and various kinds of drug paraphernalia found inside the home during the raid. “We’d like to thank the community
Daytona Beach police found drugs, guns and money during a raid of the Best Southern Sun Plaza Motel Sunday, which resulted in three arrests, including the owner and manager, according to a press release.
Officers arrested Frederick J. Hoffman, 69, the owner of the motel, and Dennis Kindziera, 63, the manager, the release said. Hoffman and Kindziera each face a felony charge of keeping a public nuisance structure for drug activity, according to the release. Hoffman had recently hired Kindziera to manage the motel, located at 1011 S. Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach.
“It’s clear that both Hoffman and Kindziera both knew about the Sun Plaza being a haven for drugs and neither one of them did anything about it,” said Daytona Beach police Patrol Capt. Scott Lee. “We won’t tolerate property owners or managers who let this kind of behavior slide.”
Daytona Beach, FL - The Daytona Beach Police Department's (DBPD) Problem Oriented Policing unit (POP) makes three arrests after a raid on a motel that police have called a "nuisance property," making this the second raid of its kind .
’Haven for drug dealers:’ Guns, drugs, cash seized during Daytona Beach police raid at hotel
Second raid in 2 weeks on problem motels, police say
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Daytona Beach police units arrested 3 and seized drugs, guns and cash from the Best Southern Sun Plaza on Dec. 13, 2020. (WKMG 2020)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – After numerous complaints about the Best Southern Sun Plaza motel alleging drug activity from neighbors, Daytona Beach police say they shut down a drug operation happening in plain sight of the business owner and manager.
A Daytona Beach police unit known as Problem Oriented Policing, or POP, performed a raid on the South Ridgewood Avenue motel Sunday, ultimately arresting three people and seizing guns, drugs and cash, according to a news release.