Traffic stop over tail light turns into felony arrest in Clayton County

CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — A broken tail light led to a convicted felon being arrested for possessing drugs and a gun in Clayton County.

On Wednesday, Dept. 4, police officers saw a car with a tail light out at Flint River Rd. and Tara Blvd.

Officers pulled the vehicle over and spoke to the driver and passenger.

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Police located 167 grams of marijuana, 8 grams of crystal meth, 31 MDMA pills, and a handgun.

The passenger, a convicted felon, admitted that all of those items belonged to him.

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