Lee County deputies attempted a traffic stop in Auburn on December 28, 2025, but the vehicle initially failed to stop and sped away, according to Sheriff Jim H. Johnson.
Before the vehicle stopped, deputies saw an object being thrown from the driver’s side window. When the vehicle finally pulled over, deputies retrieved the item, which tested positive for methamphetamine.
The driver, identified as Matthew Glenn Fowler, 37, of Guntown, Mississippi, was arrested on charges of possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. A Lee County justice court judge set his bond at $25,000.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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