Barefoot Bay woman caught using Fentanyl inside Publix in West Melbourne

April 11, 2022 Andy Hodges Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County
Stephanie Lee Ann Hanscome
Stephanie Lee Ann Hanscome

A Barefoot Bay woman was arrested Thursday after she was caught using drugs inside a bathroom stall at a Publix store in West Melbourne.

According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the store contacted law enforcement to report the illegal activity.

Deputies later identified the woman as 38-year-old Stephanie Lee Ann Hanscome of Barefoot Bay.

“Upon search of her bags, I located 2.2 grams of a brown sticky substance that later field-tested positive for Fentanyl. When asked for identification, Stephanie provided a Florida Identification Card that did not belong to her and insisted that was her,” the deputy said.

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However, the deputy located a Visa debit card and used that to verify her real name.

Hanscome was transported to the Brevard County Jail, where her bond was set at $5,500.

If you or someone you know need help with a drug problem, please visit the Drug Abuse Hotline or the Phoenix Rising Wellness Center in Vero Beach. Help is available in both Brevard County and Indian River County.

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Andy Hodges was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and raised in Jupiter, Florida. He has been a radio and TV personality since the mid-1980s. He has worked for WFLX-TV (Fox 29), WIRK, WLIZ, WIXI, WKSY, WRMF, and others. In 1994, Andy took a break from broadcasting and was a software and systems engineer for various companies. In 2002, he permanently moved back to Sebastian, where Andy's family has lived for over 45 years. He returned to the broadcasting sector in 2005. Andy joined Sebastian Daily as our editor-in-chief in 2016.