Nashville man charged with drug and weapons possession after HCSO stop

A Nashville man faces drug and other charges after he was stopped Thursday night for driving a car with only one headlight.

Corporal K. Taylor and Deputy I. Miller of the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office were in the area of ​​Hannon Street and Highway 301 in Enfield when they noticed the vehicle driven by a teenager named Karmarri Jeffery around 9 p.m.

Major Anzell M. Harris said officers were conducting a traffic stop.

When Jeffery got out of the vehicle, he ran away but was arrested.

Jeffery had a gun hidden in his pants. A search of the vehicle revealed a bag containing 223 grams of marijuana.

Jeffery was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell/deliver, possession of a vehicle for a controlled substance, resisting/delaying/obstructing, driving without a license, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, and carrying a concealed weapon.

He was detained without bail and is scheduled to appear in District Court on August 29.