Three arrested in traffic stop

A traffic stop last Thursday for an improper lane change on Highway 31 in Flomaton ended with the three occupants behind bars and two being charged with possession of methamphetamine.

Flomaton Police Chief Bryan Davis initiated the traffic stop at 7:53 a.m. on a vehicle driven by Jimmy Jett Moore. Moore, 53, 3711 Highway 4A, Century, pulled into the Chevron station after Davis initiated the stop.

Davis reported seeing an open can of beer in a front seat cup holder.

Inv. Chance Thompson arrived and approached the front seat driver, later identified as Caleb Turk. He reported Turk was making movements as if he was trying to hide something.

Thompson reported when the patted down Turk, 26, 2121 Welka Road, Flomaton, he found a pipe and a container containing a substance that tested positive for meth.

The report also noted the rear passenger, Holli Luker, 25, 40 Elm St., Uriah, Ala., was asked by Chief Davis if she had anything illegal in her possession and she stated she had drugs in her bra. She then retrieved a glass pipe and a straw containing meth.

Police reported Jett failed a field sobriety test and was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and having an open container.

Turk and Luker were both charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.