A Florida sheriff has arrested his own daughter for trafficking methamphetamine. The Franklin County Sheriff who is known for cracking down on illegal substances in his county recently shared the news on his Facebook.
“Methamphetamine does not discriminate & neither do we. It does not matter who you are- No one is immune or exempt,” Franklin County Sheriff A.J. Smith said.
“Meth is one of our number one priorities here at the sheriff’s office to prevent meth use and meth sales and rehabilitation,” Smith told WMBB.
“And so our narcotics guys have been working a case and as a result of one arrest we made another arrest that happens to be my daughter.”
Smith said a controlled buy took place, and his daughter, Kristen Kent, 38, delivered 2 ounces.
Kent along with Bailey Adaire Lee, 25, were arrested.
Kent was charged with trafficking methamphetamine of 14 grams or over, drug possession or use, and cocaine possession.
“It’s heartbreaking, the last person you ever want to arrest is one of your family members, especially your child I mean it’s like you can’t even put it into words, I don’t think it’s anything you wish on your worst enemy to do something like this,” he said.
But he said despite his devastation – “You think I like seeing my child in an orange jumpsuit in a jail cell? Of course not.” – his loyalty remains to his community and getting illegal drugs off the street.
“Drugs that ruin families. Here’s a prime example of what it does to our communities, what it does to our families, what it does to our friends and it’s heartbreaking.”
Such a wonderful example of remaining committed to getting rid of drugs. I applaud Sheriff Smith and his efforts to keep the streets of his county clean.
