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Police discover multiple driving licenses during traffic stop
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Police discover multiple driving licenses during traffic stop

Richard Lee Cooper
Richard Lee Cooper

Police found several driver’s licenses during a traffic stop.

Richard Lee Cooper Jr., 43, of Leesburg, was driving a white Dodge pickup truck around 11:30 p.m. Monday on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 near Hartsock Sawmill Road when he was stopped for an inoperable headlight, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department.

Cooper refused to consent to a search of his vehicle. A K-9 unit arrived on scene and the dog alerted Cooper’s truck, indicating the likely presence of drugs.

Cooper was in possession of several syringes, a glass pipe and 0.67 grams of methamphetamine.

The Florida native was also in possession of four Florida driver’s licenses and a Florida EBT card. He said he found the items in a dumpster and planned to return them to the Department of Motor Vehicles office.

He was arrested for illegal possession of identification, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was booked into the Lake County Jail on $6,000 bond.

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