The 12th Circuit State Attorney’s Office declined to file charges against a Tampa man arrested for allegedly driving under the influence and drug possession in Holmes Beach.
Signs of impairment noted by the officer were not enough to make the case against Juan Carlos Montero, 39, stopped for speeding in December 2016.
In a Jan. 10 memo, Assistant State Attorney Lauren Benson stated there was insufficient evidence to prove the crime charged, including no field-test observations, no breath-test results and the location of the marijuana in the driver-side door and paraphernalia in the center console.
Also cited in the incident was Montero’s passenger, Danielle Gregory, 26, of St. Petersburg.
Gregory pleaded no contest Jan. 17 to a charge of possessing marijuana.
Judge Robert Farrance assessed Gregory $294.25 in court costs, due by Feb. 18, which she failed to pay, according to the court website.