A Paden man faces multiple drug charges after deputies said he stopped suddenly near a safety checkpoint and struck a patrol vehicle May 8 in Tishomingo County.
The Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department said deputies were conducting a safety checkpoint about 8:30 p.m. on County Road 169 near County Road 166 when they saw a Honda Accord traveling south. Deputies said the driver slammed on the brakes, swerved partially off the roadway and stopped about 40 yards from officers. Another vehicle also braked behind the Accord, nearly hitting it.
Deputies said they instructed the driver to pull off the road and that, while doing so, the Honda struck a stationary patrol vehicle with its blue lights activated. Deputies identified the driver as Jacob Earl Hill of Paden and said they later recovered a plastic bag thrown into a nearby ditch.
Inside the bag, deputies said, they found about 29 grams of suspected methamphetamine and about 4 grams of suspected cocaine. Deputies also reported finding one dosage unit of oxycodone inside the vehicle. Hill was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, methamphetamine, 10 to 30 grams; possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, cocaine, 2 to 10 grams; possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, less than two dosage units; and several misdemeanor traffic violations. Judge Seth Adams set bond at $40,000.
