When deputies pulled over 34‑year‑old Jessica Reno of Ormond Beach on June 15, they thought they had a routine traffic stop. But what followed quickly became a headline, dropping jaws and raising eyebrows across the Sunshine State.
The Arrest: From mismatched plate to major trouble
According to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Reno was behind the wheel of a white Chevrolet pickup when deputies noticed her license plate didn’t match the vehicle and her seatbelt was dangling suspiciously—classic signs she wasn’t exactly following the rules.
According to reports Reno allegedly also failed to immediately pull over for about 30 seconds, blaming “being on the phone with her daughter.”
A deeper dive revealed she was driving on a suspended license and expired registration, and admitted the borrowed license plate “blew off” her real one six days earlier.
Deputies officially arrested Reno for the driver’s license, plate swap, expired tags, and not pulling over.
The booking search: A stash you’d want to miss
Here’s where things got … well, “intimate. “According to reports, while booking into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility, Reno was asked if she had anything to declare. She said no. But deputies weren’t exactly buying her “clean” story. An X‑ray and physical search soon revealed she had —let’s just say—a clandestine stash tucked in… a private cavity.
Inside the black sock, officials say six capped syringes (thank goodness!) and a small bag of fentanyl—enough for deputies to flag smuggling, drug paraphernalia, and controlled substance possession charges .
Reno’s tesponse: “I forgot… and didn’t want to get sick”
Initially, Reno claimed she forgot the items were hidden inside her and later admitted she didn’t mention it because she was afraid of going through withdrawal.
She’s now facing multiple charges: driving with a suspended license, wrong/borrowed plate, smuggling into a jail, possession of fentanyl, and drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $11,000–$11,500, and Reno remains in custody at the detention center.
