4 Pounds Of Pot Found In Car, 2 Arrested
Handgun, $1,400 In Case Also Found In Car Stopped On I-10
POSTED: Friday, November 20, 2009
UPDATED: 10:49 am EST November 20,
2009
  Columbia County Sheriff's Office booking photos of Craig McKay and Oral Martin |
Two Columbia County deputies found more than they expected when they stopped a car on Interstate 10 Thursday afternoon for excessive window tinting.When a police dog trained to find narcotics alerted on the car, Sgt. Mike Sweat and Cpl. Keith Jackson searched the vehicle and reported finding 4 pounds of marijuana in the trunk. They also said they seized a .40-caliber handgun and $1,400 in cash from the vehicle.The driver, Oral Martin, 25, and passenger Craig McKay, 26 -- both of Tallahassee -- were arrested.McKay was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of more than 20 grams of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was ordered held on $21,000 bond.Martin was charged with driving on a suspended driver's license. He was held on $5,000 bond.
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