State v. Bullock

The State appeals an order granting Gary Bullock’s motion to suppress all evidence obtained as a result of a warrantless arrest. Because we find that law enforcement had reasonable suspicion to conduct an investigatory stop and that the investigatory stop led to probable cause for Bullock’s arrest, we reverse.

In this case, law enforcement received a tip that an individual by the name of Paul Jenkins had traveled from North Carolina and was at the Roadway Inn in Apopka to purchase and distribute pills. Sergeant Vidler and other deputies with the Orange County Sheriffs Office went to the motel…