CCSO: Traffic stop leads to fentanyl trafficking arrest

ORANGE PARK – An Orange Park man was arrested for trafficking fentanyl after he was stopped on Blanding Boulevard for weaving in and out of his lane on Nov. 3.
Matthew Phillip Alexander, 40, also was charged with possessing a controlled substance without a prescription, resisting arrest, driving under the influence and attempting to conceal evidence after Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy Stephen Adams saw Alexander weave from the fog line to the line divider “several times,” nearly hitting two cars.
Alexander then struck the curb and pulled into a parking lot before he ran over a park stop barricade, according to the arrest report.
Adams saw a knife in Alexander’s lap when he approached the car. Adams said Alexander argued why he was being detained. Why he was patted down, Adams found other knives and a “wadded ball” in his right-front pocket. As he struggled with the deputy, Alexander took a plastic bag from his pocket and dropped it in the bed of his truck. The bag contained pills and more than four grams of fentanyl.
CCSO released details of the arrest on its social media pages. In part, it said, “On the heels of the Lucky 777's drug bust, where large amounts of Fentanyl, a dangerous drug, were taken off the streets of Clay County, DUI Deputy S. Adams shows that our deputies continue the fight to keep those drugs out of our community.”
The agency reminded residents if they are struggling with opioid addiction and need help, the Clay County Fire Rescue Community Paramedicine Program has partnered with the Florida Department of Health Clay and Clay Behavioral Health to prevent opioid-related overdose deaths in Clay County. Call the 24hr number (904) 284-7703 or email community.paramedicine@claycountygov.com to gain access to assistance. All information given is confidential. You can also click the link below for more information.
Alexander’s bond was set at $268,513.

Combative woman charged after her family is attacked

GREEN COVE SPRINGS – A woman who the Clay County Sheriff’s Office “appeared to be under the influence of narcotics” was arrested after she fought with family members when she demanded to visit her son on Nov. 1.
Jacqueline N. Rivers, 24, of Orange Park, was charged with two counts of assault and battery during a burglary, resisting an officer with violence, vandalism and battery on a law enforcement officer after deputies said she came to her mother’s house to visit her son. The mother said it was too late and the boy was getting ready for bed.
The mother is the caregiver of the son, according to the arrest report. Rivers fought with the mother and raked her arm to throw everything off the kitchen counter on the floor.
She fought with deputies when they tried to arrest her, and she struck a neighbor’s car during the scuffle, creating six dents in the car.
Once in jail, she also was charged on Nov. 2 with battery on a detention officer or staff.
Her bond was set at $77,518.

Woman jailed after being caught with fentanyl in stolen car

ORANGE PARK – A woman was arrested on Nov. 6 after a License Plate Reader alerted a Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy the car she was driving was reported stolen.
During the stop, the deputy found fentanyl and steringes in the car, prompting Racheal Jordan Bilbao, 32, of Jacksonville was charged with grand theft auto and possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia after she was pulled over on Kettering Way. According to the arrest report, the car was reported stolen from Jacksonville on Nov. 4.
After the stop, Bilbao “jogged” behind an apartment complex building, but she was quickly apprehended by the deputy.
Her bond was set at $52,508.