Man arrested for inappropriate texts and providing drugs to a minor

A 35-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Friday for sending sexually inappropriate text messages to a female teenager and smoking marijuana with her.

Pedro John Davis was charged with transmission of harmful material to a minor, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and unlawful use of a two-way communications device

The Sheriff’s Office was notified on April 21 that Davis was sending sexually-themed texts to the minor.

Detectives viewed some of the texts. The texter’s phone number was confirmed to be Davis’.

The victim also stated Davis provided her with marijuana and smoked marijuana with her. The victim stated Davis also spoke about sexual topics during those times, which made her uncomfortable.

Warrants were issued for Davis’ arrest. He was booked into jail Friday.

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Key Largo couple arrested after fight over parking

A 48-year-old Key Largo man and a 44-year-old woman were arrested Friday night after a parking dispute with a resident led to a fight.

James John King was charged with battery, vehicle theft, burglary and damage to property.

Erin Kathleen Poe was charged with battery.

Sgt. Mario Benedetti and Deputies Anfernee Rodriguez, Daniel Valdes and Wedlet Jean Jacques responded to Avenue E at approximately 10:12 p.m. regarding a fight in progress. The suspects and the victim were on scene.

The victim stated a woman unknown to him, identified by Deputies as Poe, came to his front door and asked if he could move his pickup truck and trailer as it was blocking her boyfriend’s pickup truck, which was illegally parked on the victim’s property. The victim stated he would move it in five minutes as he was just finishing dinner.

The victim stated he then heard a loud noise. King got inside the victim’s pickup truck and crashed it into another vehicle, causing approximately $2,300 in damage to the pickup truck, trailer, the other vehicle and landscaping.

King got out of the victim’s truck and struck the victim in the face. Poe admitted to hitting the victim several times with her purse.

King and Poe were taken to jail.

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Man charged with assault

A 59-year-old Key West man was arrested Friday night after fighting another man and threatening him with a weapon at a Stock Island gas station.

Stephen Pugh was charged with aggravated assault and battery.

Deputy Louis Quad was called to the Chevron gas station at approximately 7:20 p.m. regarding a battery. Pugh and the victim were on scene.

The victim stated he was fueling his car when Pugh approached on a bicycle. The victim stated he did not wish to speak to Pugh and an argument ensued. Pugh pushed the victim into his vehicle and retrieved a pointed object. Pugh threatened to stab the victim in the eye.

The victim stated he did retaliate because he had a child in the car.

Deputy Quad viewed gas station security footage that corroborated the victim’s statement.

Pugh was taken to jail.

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Two men cited for illegal fish/lobsters

Two men were given mandatory notice to appear in court citations Friday for possessing illegal mangrove snapper and lobster.

Yunier Machado Rojas, 38, of Miami, and Vladimir Hernandez-Fresneda, 33, of West Palm Beach, were cited for possession of out-of-season lobster, possession of undersized lobster and possession of undersized mangrove snapper.

Deputy Casey Matthews conducted a resource check on both men who were fishing off Caribbean Avenue in Tavernier at approximately 9:39 a.m. Saturday.

They had a total of seven undersized mangrove snappers and three undersized and out-of-season lobsters — all of which were returned to the water.

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