Staff report
ALACHUA, Fla. – Travis James Wheeler, 22, of Gainesville, was arrested early this morning on drug and firearm charges after allegedly attempting to run from a traffic stop in Alachua.
At about 12:36 a.m. on April 1, an Alachua Police Department officer reportedly conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling northbound on U.S. Hwy 441 at 71 mph in a posted 45 mph zone. The officer reported that the driver, identified as Wheeler, admitted that he had been speeding and apologized…