A Cadillac parked in front of a Manatee bar after 3:00 a.m. drew the suspicion of a sheriff’s deputy early Friday morning. A Manatee County Sheriff’s deputy spotted the car parked outside the Distellery. When she pulled up the engine was running and Adam C. McDemid was passed out behind the wheel.
According to the deputy, she saw a marijuana pipe in plain view and then had the 32-year-old exit his car. At that point she reported smelling burnt marijuana. The deputy searched the vehicle and found a loaded handgun under the seat. The gun was reported stolen according to the report on Bradenton.com. The deputy also recovered almost $6,000 in cash on top of prescription drugs including Xanax and methadone.Police believe the man was selling illegal prescription drugs. He was charged with trafficking of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a stolen gun.
