JACKSON COUNTY, Fla. (WDNews) — According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, a brief pursuit on Highway 90 early Saturday morning ended with the arrest of Roosevelt Peterson on drug and firearm charges.
Deputies said a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy saw a black Dodge Charger commit a traffic violation near Bridge Creek Road and attempted to make a traffic stop using emergency lights and a siren.
According to the sheriff’s office, the Charger continued at a high rate of speed before eventually stopping near Indian Springs Road.
During the stop, Peterson was told to remain seated on the front bumper of the patrol vehicle. Deputies said Peterson got up and walked toward the deputy despite commands to remain seated.
According to the sheriff’s office, the deputy saw something tucked into Peterson’s waistband during a search. When the deputy attempted to retrieve the item, Peterson allegedly resisted and was taken to the ground.
Deputies said the item was a pill container holding 14 pills — eight blue and six purple — with a combined weight of 3.36 grams. The sheriff’s office said the pills field-tested presumptively positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Peterson was charged with possession of a controlled substance, listed by the sheriff’s office as MDMA.
During the investigation, deputies also reported finding a loaded firearm with multiple rounds of ammunition beside the driver’s seat.
According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Peterson was also charged with fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, approaching a first responder with specified intent after a warning, resisting an officer without violence, convicted felon in possession of a firearm and convicted felon in possession of ammunition involving four rounds.
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