MARION COUNTY, Fla. — On Dec. 20, 2025, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals after a disturbance led to a vehicle pursuit on Larch Road.
According to MCSO, the pursuit began when deputies responded to a disturbance call and found a vehicle stopped in the roadway. When deputies approached the car, the driver, Dexter Johnson, accelerated, striking a patrol vehicle and fleeing the scene.
Deputies initiated a pursuit, which ended shortly after with a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle.
During an inventory search of the vehicle, deputies discovered cocaine and a loaded handgun in the car.
Kenya Johnson, who was a passenger, had hydrocodone in her purse, as revealed during the search.
Both Johnsons were arrested and transported to the Marion County jail.
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