A nurse employed at a local jail was arrested for drug possession in Central Florida.
The nurse employed by CFG Health Systems, the contracted medical provider for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, who worked at the South County Jail was arrested for possession of cocaine.
Winter Haven Police Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that appeared to have illegal tint and failed to stop at two stop signs. They made contact with the driver, 50-year-old David Lindsay Pohl, of Winter Haven.
According to law enforcement, during the interaction, Pohl was seen by WHPD officers wiping a white substance off of his pants and a white rock-like substance was observed on the driver’s seat.
The substance tested positive for cocaine, according to local law enforcement.
Pohl was charged by WHPD with one count of possession of cocaine and issued a citation for his illegal tint. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office booking staff noticed Pohl’s employer information and immediately contacted CFG Health and PCSO supervision.
“He was familiar with our jail as a contracted nurse. Today, he’s seeing it from the other side of the bars,” said Sheriff Grady Judd at the time of the arrest. “We expect everyone who works with our agency to obey the law. Clearly this suspect is no longer trusted to work within our detention facilities, especially having access to prescription medications.”
