SPRING HILL, Fla. – A man known by the nickname “Casper” for his ability to evade law enforcement has officially lost his power to vanish, just days before Halloween.

On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) Vice and Narcotics Unit arrested Richard Hamlet, 44, on drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Spring Hill .

The arrest occurred in the area of Madeira Street and Lake Forest Avenue. HCSO initiated the stop because Hamlet was allegedly failing to maintain a single lane and for illegal window tint. The routine stop quickly escalated when K9 Nyko was brought to the scene and alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.

A subsequent search of the vehicle yielded a significant haul. Detectives seized approximate

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