Charles Grapski, who was convicted in November of battery on law enforcement officers, is being held without bond in the Alachua County jail. A warrant for Grapski’s arrest was issued on March 2 after he allegedly violated the terms of his probation when he tested positive for THC, a chemical associated with marijuana use.
Osceola County law enforcement officers arrested Grapski last week and booked the former University of Florida doctoral student into the Osceola County jail. He was transferred to the Alachua County jail Saturday and made first appearance on Sunday morning in front of Circuit Judge Stanley H. Griffis.
Griffis ordered that Grapski be held without bond and allowed for a provisional order appointing a public defender to Grapski. He is expected to remain in jail at least until a hearing set for April 6.
In a Department of Corrections (DOC) Violation Report, probation officers said that on Feb. 2, Grapski was administered an in-house random urinalysis test, which produced positive results for THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), opiate, benzodiazepines and amphetamines. The urine sample taken from Grapski was then packaged and sent to an outside laboratory for confirmation, but those results, received on Feb. 10, only showed positive readings for THC.
“The report stated that the quantities were not sufficient for opiate, benzodiazepines and amphetamine testing,” officers said.
Those officers recommended that Grapski either be sentenced in accordance with the Florida Sentencing Guidelines or Florida Criminal Punishment Code. As an alternate recommendation, probation officers suggested the court consider requiring Grapski to enter and complete a drug evaluation and successfully complete any recommended treatment.
According to DOC records, the political activist has not yet completed several conditions of his sentencing and release including a letter of apology to officers he was convicted of battering. A first appearance criminal history summary on Grapski shows that he has a record of one Failure To Appear (FTA) in 1995 and is unemployed.