PUNTA GORDA — A traffic stop for a stop-sign violation landed a man in jail on several criminal charges, according to law enforcement reports.
Christopher George Nicholson, 53, of Elba St., Port Charlotte, was arrested after being stopped at 7:35 p.m. Friday at Duncan Road and Marlympia Way, Punta Gorda, according to court records released Sunday.
Nicholson was charged with possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, records show…