24-04716L

NOTICE OF FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR LEE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Case No.: 24-CA-006641
Judge: Kyle S. Cohen
In RE: FORFEITURE OF
Nine Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand,
Nine Hundred-and-Nine Dollars
($949,909.00) in U.S. Currency
Claimant(s):
TRAVIS LAMOR HIXON
TO: Travis Lamor Hixon.
AND TO: All others whose names are presently unknown but may claim an interest in the Nine Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred-and-Nine Dollars ($949,909.00) in U.S. Currency described herein.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the City of Fort Myers, Florida has initiated forfeiture proceedings against the above-described Nine Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred-and-Nine Dollars ($949,909.00) in U.S. Currency, which was seized by the Fort Myers Police Department on or about September 25, 2024, in Fort Myers, Lee County, pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. The City of Fort Myers Police Department is currently holding the seized property.
Any persons or entities claiming an ownership or perfected security interest in the Nine Hundred Forty-Nine Thousand, Nine Hundred-and-Nine Dollars ($949,909.00) in U.S. Currency described above shall make such interest known by filing such claim with the Court in the above-styled cause and by sending a copy of such claim to the address below within twenty (20) days. In accordance with Florida Statue 932.704(6)(a), the seizing agency shall publish the notice of the forfeiture complaint for 2 consecutive weeks on a publicly accessible website or if published in print, once a week for 2 consecutive weeks in a newspaper qualified to publish legal notices under chapter 50 in the county where the seizure occurred. These proceedings will be advertised through Business Observer. If no claim is filed, a default may be entered for the relief demanded in the petition and a request will be made for final judgment of forfeiture.
Office of the City Attorney
Post Office Drawer 2217
Fort Myers, Florida 33902
CITY OF FORT MYERS
Counsel for Petitioner
City of Fort Myers
By: /s/ Amanda B.
Browning-Richardson
Grant W. Alley, City Attorney
Florida Bar No. 0967386
Amanda B. Browning-Richardson,
Assistant City Attorney
Florida Bar No. 1010920
City of Fort Myers
Post Office Drawer 2217
Fort Myers, Florida 33902
Tel: (239) 321-7640
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November 1, 8, 2024 24-04716L

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