Traffic stop leads to drug arrest in Columbus

It began with a traffic stop and ended with one person being arrested.

Just before 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, a Columbus, Georgia officer, tried to make a traffic stop.

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The driver, Malcolm Crouch, 28, refused to pull over and kept driving.

He eventually pulled over, got out of the car, and tried to flee.

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Officers found 198 grams of marijuana, 907 grams of promethazine and a gun.

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Crouch was arrested and is currently facing charges of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, convicted felon in possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm in the commission of a crime, possession of a schedule narcotic, and obstruction of police.

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