MT. JULIET, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Tuesday night traffic stop in Mt. Juliet led to the arrest of a man who had been wanted out of Rutherford County for 30 years.
According to the Mt. Juliet Police Department, an officer initiated a traffic stop after seeing a vehicle, traveling without headlights, run a stop sign on Lebanon Road near Matterhorn Drive on Tuesday, July 1. The driver reportedly continued to Lebanon Road near Lady Nashville Drive before finally pulling over.
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Officials said the 53-year-old Nashville driver not only had an active warrant from 1995 for a drug-related charge out of Rutherford County, but he also had multiple containers of marijuana, cocaine, digital scales, and baggies in his possession.
Law enforcement said the man — who was driving on a suspended license — resisted officers, but they took him into custody safely. He was reportedly charged with unlawful possession of a Schedule VI drug for resale, unlawful possession of a Schedule II drug, driving on a suspended license, and resisting arrest…