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Florida man wanted for child molestation arrested during Indiana traffic stop: sheriff
The Brief Yohan Ponce Riera, 39, of Ocala, Fla., was stopped by a Lake County Sheriff's officer for following too closely and failing to maintain the lane of travel on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. The officer later learned Riera was wanted by Miami-Dade County in Florida for sexual battery of a minor and child molestation. Officers also found 16 kilos of cocaine and 50 pounds of meth in a cooler and suitcase inside the vehicle. WESTVILLE, Ind. - A Florida man wanted for child molestation was arrested during a traffic stop in Lake County, Indiana, authorities said. What we know Yohan Ponce Riera, 39, of Ocala, Fla., was stopped by a Lake County Sheriff's officer for following too closely and failing to maintain the lane of travel on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on eastbound I-90 near Westville, IN. The officer later learned Riera was wanted by Miami-Dade County in Florida for sexual battery of a minor and child molestation, according to the sheriff's office. Officers also found 16 kilos of cocaine and 50 pounds of meth in a cooler and suitcase inside the vehicle. What we don't know Further details of the former offense are unknown at this time. What's next Federal charges are still pending.
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Florida man wanted for child molestation busted with pounds of meth, kilos of cocaine in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — A traffic stop in Lake County resulted in the arrest of a Florida man wanted for child molestation and a significant drug seizure, the Lake County Sheriff's Department announced Thursday. Deputies say just before 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 28, a police officer with the Lake County Sheriff's Department Highway Interdiction Unit pulled over a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV for following too closely and failing to maintain the lane of travel. Further investigation revealed that the driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, later identified as 39-year-old Yohan Ponce Riera, of Ocala, Florida, was wanted in Miami-Dade County for sexual battery of a minor and child molestation. Naperville man sentenced to 8 years in prison after he 'violently killed the family dog' The Lake County Sheriff's Department said that officers found 16 kilos of cocaine and 50 pounds of meth in a cooler and suitcase located inside the vehicle. Read more: Latest Chicago news and headlines The Lake County Sheriff's Department said federal charges against Riera are pending through the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
