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Briefs
Deputies say man drew gun in drug debt
By Times Staff Writer
Published August 4, 2005
HUDSON - In the parking lot of a 7-Eleven store on U.S. 19 Tuesday morning, 44-year-old John Frederick Moote pointed a handgun into another man's face and told him he owes him money, Pasco sheriff's deputies said.
The victim told deputies that Moote is a drug dealer and the debt was for crack cocaine, according to an arrest report.
Deputies found a .25-caliber semiautomatic pistol in Moote's possession later Tuesday, and he was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a firearm.
He also faces charges of giving a false name to deputies, possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia, a violation of probation and a failure to appear.
Moote remained in custody Wednesday afternoon pending $18,500 bond.
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