18-time convicted felon accused of coordinating fentanyl sales from Hillsborough County Jail

TAMPA, Fla. - Two women were arrested after investigators said they helped a Hillsborough County inmate sell fentanyl.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said detectives received a tip on Wednesday that 40-year-old Leundro Childs, who is a current inmate at the Falkenburg Road Jail, was using his girlfriend to coordinate selling fentanyl to various people. 

Booking photos for Leundro Childs, Tanisha Gort and Alazae Pritchett. Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. 

HCSO's opioid overdose detectives went undercover and said Childs' girlfriend, 30-year-old Tanisha Gort, and an accomplice, 25-year-old Alazae Pritchett, both tried to sell fentanyl to them. Both women were arrested. 

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Gort and Pritchett are now facing charges of trafficking 28 grams or more of fentanyl, according to the sheriff's office. 

Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. 

Detectives also said they served search warrants at Gort's home and storage unit, where they found more than 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl and two semi-automatic rifles. 

Childs is also now facing an additional charge of conspiracy to traffic illegal drugs, HCSO officials said. He is an 18-time convicted felon and was already serving time on previous drug charges. 

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