SPRING HILL, Fla. — The Hernando County Sheriff's Office announced that items deemed to be suspicious that were found on a property near the site of a drug arrest on Roundup Lane were sent to a lab for testing. 

What You Need To Know

  • Gary Mansfield arrested on multiple narcotics charges

  • Items separate from drug investigation were found on a nearby property, deemed to be suspicious, and sent for testing

  • News reports name Gary Mansfield as brother of convicted killer Billy Mansfield

Gary Mansfield, 63, was arrested Tuesday morning and faces charges including selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a place of worship, possession of a structure or vehicle to manufacture drugs, and possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell.

News reports identify Mansfield as the brother of Billy Mansfield, who was convicted of murdering a California woman and pleaded guilty to killing women and girls in the 1970s and 1980s and burying their bodies on his family's Hernando County property.

Although the area around the private lane was quiet Wednesday, neighbors said there was a lot of law enforcement activity the day before.

"As the day unfolded, we just kept watching several sheriffs, maybe ten to 15, being taken back on ATVs. I saw an orange bulldozer," said neighbor Kelli Shafer. 

According to the sheriff's office, the suspicious items were found on a nearby property and are "separate and apart" from the narcotics investigation. No additional information is being released about the investigation involving the items at this time. 

Bond for Gary Mansfield was set at $42,500.