81 Year Old Accused Drug Dealer Arrested

Published by Fleet Tilden, Esq. at March 20, 2010

Marion County resident, Carlton Griggs, 81, was arrested Wednesday on accusations he was selling Marijuana from his home. Among the charges Griggs faces are Possession of Marijuana with Intent to sell and Possession of a Firearm without a serial number, both felony charges.

Griggs was arrested and taken to the Marion County Jail where he was released on bond Thursday. Authorities say Griggs told them he had been selling marijuana for about two years from his Ocklawaha home, less than 20 miles southeast of Ocala. Authorities had found a gun in his car. The drugs were found in a cooler in his cellar.

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Beginning in 1923, attorney John Tilden, Esq. established his law practice in Downtown Orlando with a full service law firm serving Central Florida residents. Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, attorney N. Fleetwood Tilden, Esq. began his Central Florida law practice after graduating from law school in 1993. After a career as an Assistant State Attorney prosecuting Central Florida criminal cases, the Law Office of Tilden Law was established. Practicing exclusively Criminal Defense, Mr. Tilden has handled over 5,000 criminal cases.