NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A 28-year-old man accused of abandoning a backpack with more than a pound of suspected marijuana inside has been arrested by the Metro Nashville Police Department.
According to an affidavit, officers saw the owner of the bag, Ezekiel Baldon, drive away from an area known for drug use and distribution on Saturday.
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Metro police reported the black backpack was tossed from Baldon’s vehicle’s window and onto the roadway near Hamilton Church Road in Antioch.
Officers searched the backpack and found more than one pound of suspected marijuana, a digital scale, and two individual bags containing pre-packaged suspected marijuana, according to court documents…