DUNNELLON, Fla. – A repeat offender made yet another return trip to jail when her joyriding in her ex’s car came to a sudden halt.
It turns out, he called police from a motel in Florida “in reference to a reported unauthorized use of a motor vehicle” on Sept. 22.
The 77-year-old told the officer, “Elizabeth Boggess had been using his red 2004 Volvo C70, left the motel earlier today, and took his keys to his pickup truck.
“He advised that they had dated in the past but met last night to have sex at the motel.
However, the arrest report continued, “Due to him giving Boggess permission to use his vehicle in the past week, no report was taken at the time.”
Apparently Boggess could get away with borrowing the car, but the officer dug a little deeper and learned she couldn’t drive it.
“A check of Boggess’ license revealed she did not have a valid driver’s license,” the officer wrote. “It was suspended indefinitely on 10/02/23 (DL canceled).
“While patrolling the area [address] later that day,” the officer continued, “I observed the red Volvo matching the description [and] observed Boggess was driving the vehicle.”
He pulled her over and she reportedly told him, “She was only parking the vehicle for [her ex], as she does not have a license,” so she was arrested for driving without a valid license.
But he wasn’t done.
“Incident to arrest,” the officer wrote, “I conducted a search of the vehicle. I found a black purse in the driver’s seat of the vehicle.
“I found a white container which contained a clear plastic baggie,” he reported. “The baggie contained a white powdery substance of suspected cocaine. I also found a clear plastic baggie which contained a green leafy substance of suspected marijuana. I found two glass pipes with residue on one end of each pipe.
“I placed the purse on the hood of the vehicle. Boggess spontaneously stated that the purse was hers. I pulled the drugs out of the purse and Boggess stated that the drugs were hers, as well.
“She then asked, ‘…if I tell you the truth, can I (Boggess) help myself…?’
“I asked Boggess what is the truth. She then stated there was [sic] more drugs in the truck. I placed Boggess in handcuffs and in the back of my patrol vehicle.
“I then continued the search of the vehicle. I found two lock boxes in the truck of the vehicle, a white one and another black one. Both lock boxes were unlocked. I opened the lock boxes and observed multiple individually packaged clear plastic baggies of suspected narcotics.
“Due to the amount of narcotics,” he said he took Boggess to jail on the driving charge and processed the narcotics at police headquarters.
“I sorted the individual baggies from both boxes,” the arrest report said, “and discovered the following narcotics and weights:
“(3) clear Baggies of brownish powdery substance. It was field tested with a presumptive positive for fentanyl. The total packaged weight of the three baggies is 4 grams.
“(2) clear baggies of crystalline substance. It was field tested with a presumptive positive for methamphetamine. The total packed weight of the two baggies is 4 grams.
“(23) clear plastic baggies of a white powdery substance, or whitish-in-color pieces of suspected crack cocaine. I field tested some of the substances with a presumptive positive for cocaine. The packaged weight of the suspected cocaine in the individual baggies is 13 grams.
“(1) large clear baggie of a green leafy substance. I feel tested the substance with a positive for marijuana. The package’s weight of the suspected marijuana is 16 grams.
“(1) black scale for weighing objects.
“Numerous glass pipes with powder residue, or burnt on one end. Rolling paper, push rides, and other drug paraphernalia.
“I found US currency in Boggess’ purse. She stated it was for paying her child support. I counted the cash and found $666.25 in total.”
Boggess was also arrested in Marion County in 2015 for tampering with evidence, resisting without violence, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
In May 2015, also in Marion County, she was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with evidence, and resisting without violence.
The next day, and despite the tampering charge being a felony, she was released on her own recognizance.
A week later, she was arrested to the north in Clay County for DUI with property damage and possession of drug paraphernalia. That arrest report said after the crash, “She was very unsteady on her feet and was repeatedly stumbling while attempting to walk.”
It also said she gave “consent to search her purse for any illegal substances” before authorities found “a glass crack pipe that appeared to have residue and a filter inside of it,” along with “two pharmacy bottles containing various pills.” It added, one bottle contained “30 Ambien pills, 3 warfarin pills, 10 BuSpar pills and 17 Flexeril pills.”
Elizabeth Anne Boggess Sentence, Dec. 5, 2016 by Lenny Cohen on Scribd
Two months later, back in Marion County, she failed to appear in court so her bond was revoked and the judge issued a bench warrant. She was arrested, convicted, and sentenced to three years of probation plus a $1,000 fine.
Elizabeth Anne Boggess Violation Report, Dec. 4, 2015 by Lenny Cohen on Scribd
Unfortunately, she violated that by moving “without first procuring the consent of” her probation officer, the report said, with the officer recommending nearly a year in jail, “as she is obviously not committed to taking advantage of the benefits of community based supervision.”
It took nearly a year but Boggess was again arrested and she spent nine months in jail. Her unpaid fine was sent to collection in September 2023.
In 2019, also in Marion County, she was the passenger in a car that was pulled over and her arrest report said “while defendant Boggess was searching her purse” for identification, the deputy “observed in plain view several syringes lying in her purse. Also, there were two cut straws lying in defendant Boggess’ purse.
“Defendant Boggess advised she uses the syringes for heroin. [The deputy] asked defendant what the cut straws were for, and she advised for cocaine.” That’s when she was arrested.
Elizabeth Anne Boggess Violation of Probation Report, Feb. 20, 2020 by Lenny Cohen on Scribd
Boggess ended up spending 12 days in jail. Then, she took a plea deal and was sentenced to 40 hours of community service, a substance abuse course, substance abuse evaluation, and a year of probation, but was arrested again in 2021 for violations.
“Defendant failed to complete random drug screens on 2-12-20 and 2-19-20,” the report said. She spent six more weeks behind bars.
This time, Boggess, 50, was charged with three felonies — trafficking in fentanyl, possession of crack cocaine with intent to sell, and possession of methamphetamine, and three misdemeanors — possession of a small amount of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, and driving with a canceled license.
She pleaded not guilty to the charges and has been in jail ever since.
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