BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Howe Hall Road in Goose Creek on Tuesday morning that eventually led to the arrest of one person and the search for another.
Deputies say they pulled the car over due to a missing bumper.
During the traffic stop, the officer stated that he smelled a strong odor of weed and asked the two suspects inside the vehicle to step out of the car.
The driver got out of theย car and attempted to take off, deputies stated. That’s when authorities say the deputy tased theย suspect, a teenager.
Althoughย one person is now in custody, another person managed to flee the sceneย after drugs were found inside the vehicle.
Authorities believe the second suspect may be armed.
Officials say more than 30 grams of marijuana and a scale was recovered from t vehicle.
The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Officeย set up a perimeter and called in a K9ย unit.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of the second suspectย is asked to call theย Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office at (843)ย 719-4465. You can also call Crimstoppers at (843) 554-1111.
You can remain anonymous.
