26-00058T

AMENDED NOTICE OF
FORFEITURE PROCEEDING
(Amended to correct scrivener’s
errors in Petitioner references)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
Case Number: 25001091CA
In Re: The Forfeiture of:
One (1) 2018 Mazda Sedan
VIN#: JM1GL1VM2J1305860
Claimant: JAMES JOSEPH KINSELLA
TO: James Joseph Kinsella 2284 Longworthy Rd.
North Port, FL 34288
James Joseph Kinsella
26601 Airport Road
Punta Gorda, FL 33982
AND ALL OTHERS WHOSE NAMES ARE PRESENTLY UNKNOWN but may claim an interest in the motor vehicle described as One (1) 2018 Mazda Sedan, VIN# JM1GL1VM2J1305860. Notice is hereby given that PAMELA SMITH, Chief, City of Punta Gorda Police Department, Charlotte County, Florida, has filed a forfeiture proceeding in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida in and for Charlotte County, Florida, requesting that the said motor vehicle described above, be forfeited to the Petitioner, PAMELA SMITH, Chief, City of Punta Gorda Police Department, Charlotte County, Florida, for the use and benefit of the City of Punta Gorda Police Department .
On September 15, 2025, Petitioner, PAMELA SMITH, Chief, City of Punta Gorda Police Department, Charlotte County, Florida, obtained an ORDER DETERMINING PROBABLE CAUSE AND REQUIRING CLAIMANTS DESIRING TO CONTEST FORFEITURE TO FILE AND SERVE RESPONSIVE PLEADINGS AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES from the Court determining that probable cause existed for seizure of the subject motor vehicle, for violation of Florida Statutes §932.701, et seq., in that the subject motor vehicle, were used as an instrumentality in the commission of a violation of Florida Statutes §893.13 and is subject to forfeiture to the City of Punta Gorda Police Department under Chapter 932 Florida Statutes. Petitioner will further seek a Final Order of Forfeiture, forfeiting the subject motor vehicle to the City of Punta Gorda Police Department.
The property was seized by Officers of the City of Punta Gorda Police Department on or about July 31, 2025, at or near 5001 Taylor Road, Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, Florida, and is being held by the City of Punta Gorda Police Department.
If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Jon Embury, Administrative Services Manager, whose office is located at 350 E. Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida 33950, and whose telephone number is (941) 637-2110, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
FARR LAW FIRM, P.A.
By: WILL W. SUNTER, ESQUIRE
Florida Bar No. 0011448
Attorney for Petitioner
99 Nesbit Street
Punta Gorda, FL 33950
(941) 639-1158
[email protected] //
[email protected]
002970.0078
4912-0596-0328, v. 1
January 16, 23, 2026 26-00058T

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