NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — The North Charleston Police Department arrested a man early Thursday morning after officers discovered marijuana and components to convert a gun into a machine gun during a traffic stop.
Darius Marcell Doxie Jr., 21, is charged with possession of a machine gun and possession with intent to distribute marijuana.
An officer was operating a speed-measuring device near Rivers Avenue and Melnick Drive just before 12:30 a.m. when he saw a vehicle traveling 64 mph in a 45 mph zone, which led the officer to conduct a traffic stop.
During the stop, they asked the driver, Doxie Jr., to lower the rear passenger-side window, in which a thick cloud of smoke emerged from the vehicle along with a marijuana odor. He was then asked if he had any guns or drugs inside and he responded by saying that he had a gun near him…