By Stephanie Neeley
Less than 24 hours after he was arrested for allegedly hitting his girlfriend, a Boca Raton pharmacist was back in custody for having more than 12 different types of pills without prescriptions and leaving the scene of a crash, authorities said.
Adolfo Torre, 32, was released from the Palm Beach County jail after seeking the assistance of a bail bonds service and posting a $16,000 bail. Those who need financial assistance to post bail bonds for their release may seek the services of a bail bonds agency. If you want to learn more about this, click here.
According to his Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrest report, Torre drove his BMW into hedges outside a Winn-Dixie, sped away and nearly hit a patrol car parked on the side of the road. When deputies him over, Torre told them he lost control of the car because it was having mechanical problems, deputies said.
Deputies searched the car and found an open bottle of Don Julio tequila in the back seat center console, a bullet in the front center console, a clear straw and a sunglass holder filled with 180 loose pills. Among the drugs found: several types used to treat anxiety, a muscle relaxant, ADD medicine, Vicodin and testosterone medication, according to the report.
Torre told deputies he was going to park at the Winn-Dixie to sleep in the parking lot and that is why he is out driving around, to look for a place to stop park and sleep, according to the report.
Torre also claimed to work for the Drug Enforcement Agency, but then changed his story and said he was an informant, but not active.
Although Torre denied drinking and refused a breath test, the deputy noted he had slurred speech, bloodshot eyes and breath that smelled like alcohol. He struggled with parts of the sobriety test, according to the report.
The deputy arrested Torre and took him to the County Jail. It had been less than nine hours since the end of his last visit, jail records show.
Torre got in trouble the previous day, when he was arrested for domestic battery. Boca Raton police officers came to the house he and his girlfriend share at about 12:20 a.m. the previous day, after she called and said he was intoxicated and she was afraid he was going to hurt her.
The couple agreed to drop the issue for the night and go to sleep after police spoke to Torre and his girlfriend.
But five minutes after the officers left, the woman called again and said Torre punched her in the face. Officers went back to the house and found the woman standing outside, “crying hysterically.” One side of her face was swollen, according to the report.