Crime & Safety

34-Year-Old Woman Accused Of Driving Minor To Drug Deal

A 34-year-old woman was arrested after being accused of driving a 16-year-old boy to a meeting to conduct a drug deal.

Michelle Miller has been charged with child neglect.
Michelle Miller has been charged with child neglect. (Pasco Sheriff)

PORT RICHEY, FL — A 34-year-old woman was arrested after being accused of driving a 16-year-old boy to a meeting to conduct a drug deal.

On Sunday afternoon, Michelle Miller told deputies that she escorted the teen to an area where the teen planned to sell marijuana because it was a "bad area" and was dark outside.

During the drug deal, the teen handed the buyer a bag of marijuana to inspect. The buyer took off with the bag and the teen chased him and began attacking the thief with a knife, cutting him multiple times.

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Pasco County Sheriff's deputies charged Michelle Miller of Sleepy Hollow Lane in Port Richey with child neglect and resisting arrest without violence.

The teenage drug dealer was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

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