Man arrested on several drug charges in Tishomingo Co.
TISHOMINGO COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A safety checkpoint ends with one man facing several drug charges.
Jacob Hill, of Paden, is being charged with three counts of Possession of a Schedule Two Controlled Substance and several misdemeanor traffic violations.
According to the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department, deputies set up a safety checkpoint on May 8 at County Road 169 near County Road 166.
Hill, who was driving a Honda Accord, was approaching law enforcement when he allegedly slammed on his brakes and swerved the vehicle halfway off the roadway.
Nearly causing a crash, deputies demanded Hill pull the vehicle towards police and off the roadway.
That’s when Hill allegedly hit a patrol car sitting stationary with blue lights flashing.
Inside the car, deputies found one dosage unit of Oxycodone.
In a near ditch, police found a plastic bag with a baggy inside containing 29 grams of suspected methamphetamine and 4 grams of suspected cocaine.
Hill was arrested.
His bond was set at $40,000.
