A Chattooga County, Georgia deputy – on patrol on Highway 27 – near the water treatment plant in Trion noticed a vehicle traveling without a tag light.

The deputy then initiated a traffic stop on the Mountain View Road – and he spoke with the driver of that vehicle – according to reports the deputy could smell marijuana inside the vehicle.  After a probable-cause search of the vehicle – deputies located suspected methamphetamine in a clear plastic bag; also two glass pipes were found in the glove compartment area of the vehicle. 

William Martin Russell, Jr., age 34 – was arrested, and transported to the Chattooga County Jail on charges of a defective tail light – also possession of drug related objects and possession of methamphetamine.

(AM1180 Chattooga County Radio News)