18-year-old Caden Ashby was stopped in his black Chevrolet Tahoe on February 11th due to a defective brake light. During the traffic stop, Ashby consented to a search of his car, which produced a black .22 revolver along with 2.4 grams of a mixed white and grey powder-like substance. When Ashby was asked about the substance, he said that it was mushrooms. Caden Ashby was taken into custody and charged with light law, unlawful carry, and possession of drugs.
Tag: light law
Diontre Franklin crashes car fleeing from police during traffic stop, caught with multiple drugs
24-year-old Diontre Franklin was involved in a head-on collision at the intersection of Needmore Road and Pin Oak Road on December 28th, 2023. An officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Franklin because his tail lights were not functioning. Franklin fled the stop at a high rate of speed but swerved out of his lane and hit a motorist head-on. 15.8 grams of Fentanyl were found on his person, along with $440 in cash. Franklin also had a pill bottle with the prescription torn off that contained oxycodone pills and Adderall substitute pills. Diontre Franklin was taken into custody and charged with evading arrest, possession without prescription, due care, suspended license, light law, and two counts of Schedule II drugs.
DUI: Ethan Tinsley drinks at AJ’s Bar before driving with non-functioning headlight
31-year-old Ethan Tinsley was seen driving a Silver Nissan Pathfinder with his front headlight inoperable at Dover Road on December 8th. The officer observed Tinsley sitting at a green light for a few seconds before noticing that his left front headlight was unusable, which was when he conducted the traffic stop. Upon contact with Tinsley, the officer observed two other occupants. A strong smell of alcohol was coming from the vehicle. Tinsley was then asked to step out of the vehicle, where he also had an odor of alcohol coming from his person. Shortly after getting out of the car, he admitted that he had been drinking and had just come from AJ’s Bar. The officer asked Tinsley to perform some standardized field sobriety tests, which he consented to but executed poorly. Tinsley was taken into custody and charged with driving under the influence and light law.
DUI: Jabbar Bell charged after having “1-2 shots of Tequilla” before driving
21-year-old Jabbar T. Bell was jailed on October 21st after a routine traffic stop for a non-operational headlight. Police were patrolling the area and observed Bell’s black Nissan sedan traveling on Providence Boulevard. When officers pulled behind Bell’s vehicle, they also observed the vehicle did not have a functioning tag light as well. Upon conducting a traffic stop and speaking to Bell, it was observed that Bell had “bloodshot” eyes and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. When questioned, Bell admitted to having “1-2 Shots” of Tequila. Upon further inspection, A clear Taco Bell cup with red liquid smelling of alcohol was found in Bell’s center console. Bell was then requested to perform SFSTs, where he performed poorly and was placed under arrest.
