At 2:04 a.m., March 19, 2024, police observed a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of the 3000 block of Fairlight Drive. Officers believed the man operating the vehicle had possession of a weapon. Officers attempted a traffic stop for a weapons investigation, but the vehicle evaded.
Police successfully deployed a tire deflation device however the vehicle continued driving erratically South on Highway 219.
Shortly after the vehicle was located in a ditch on Highway 219. A K-9 tracked the suspect to a bush where he was arrested. A search of the vehicle located 25g of cocaine, 18g of methamphetamine, 12g of cannabis, along with a prohibited weapon, ammunition, and other drug paraphernalia.
As a result, the 33-year-old male has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, dangerous driving, evading police, drug related charges and a breach of several court orders.