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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nHer probation stems from a February no-contest plea to a DUI arrest that happened in 2024. Police reported her as driving with her blood alcohol content twice the legal limit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time, police say she had something else in her system. Heitmann was arrested after failing a drug test in March, where she tested positive for cannabinoids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A judge granted Heitmann a $10,000 bond with restrictions during her first appearance in court Tuesday afternoon. Her defense attorney produced new documents showing two negative drug tests that were done by a local medical doctor after she failed her probation drug test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People in Naples have mixed feelings about her arrest. Some say she should resign, others say give her another chance, and some are raising questions about her alleged substance use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I would not vote for her, but somebody else might,” one Naples resident said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If she’s the mayor, she overcame the other obstacles. Maybe she could overcome this one, too,” another resident said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others believe any public official in this situation should step down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Any mayor should resign. I mean, part of being in the public eye is being an example,” a resident said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“People who are connected get cut breaks,” another resident said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some residents expressed concern about potential substance abuse issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“You are addicted to something. You need help. You need professional help,” one resident said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During her court appearance, the judge allowed new documents to be presented. The documents show a negative urine sample and hair follicle test done by a local doctor on the same day. Court documents show the mayor failed her probation drug test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The documents speak for themselves. They’re signed off by a medical doctor, local medical doctor,” her defense attorney said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“On March 26, the same day that there’s the allegation that she tested positive for the cannabinoids, according to the warrant, she presented within an hour to advanced medical and provided a urine screen the same day,” the attorney said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her next court date is May 11 at 9 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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