An Ocala man who was recently released from Marion County Jail is back behind bars on drug and other charges after leading police on a car and foot chase.
Chazmaine Alonzo Small, 36, was arrested Monday night and charged with possession of a controlled substance (MDMA) without a prescription, possession of drug equipment, resisting an officer without violence, reckless driving, and driving with a suspended license (third or subsequent offense).
Small, who has a dozen previous arrests dating back to 2003, was released Aug. 14 after serving nearly two months for another incident of driving with a suspended license and violating his bond conditions, according to jail records.
In this incident, an Ocala Police officer observed a white Jeep with the passenger side brake light out. As the officer tried to get close enough to read the tag number and conduct a traffic stop at the 2400 block of North Magnolia Avenue, the Jeep accelerated at a high speed. The vehicle traveled east on NW 24th Place, disregarding stop signs at NW 5th Avenue, NW 1st Avenue, and NE 4th Avenue, according to the police report.
The vehicle drove into the yard of a home on NE 4th Avenue, almost striking the west wall of the home. The driver, later identified as Small, exited the vehicle and fled southbound on foot. The officer apprehended him as he was trying to jump a fence. Small spontaneously said he was not in the vehicle and he believed he was being chased by whoever was in it, the report said.
Small was identified with his Florida ID card and a records search revealed his license has been revoked since June 2007. An OPD K-9 officer and his partner conducted an open-air drug sniff and confirmed the odor of narcotics in the vehicle. A search turned up 500mg of Divalproex in a prescription bottle belonging to Small in the vehicle. A black headphone case was found outside the vehicle containing a clear plastic bag with a brown powder-like substance that tested positive for MDMA, according to the report.
Small was taken to jail, where he’s being held without bond. He is scheduled to appear in Marion County Court on Oct. 1.