Police Car Struck by Driver with Drugs and Alcohol

Liberty County, Georgia, driver Akeem Walthour, 20, was charged with liquor possession Saturday evening (September 27) after rear-ending the vehicle of Hinesville Patrolman Michael Troutman at a traffic light. According to Lewis Levine of The Coastal Courier, the police car was only scratched in the crash, but the incident became more serious when Troutman found a plastic bag of marijuana in the road after moving Walthour’s vehicle. After further investigation, 4 grams of marijuana were found in Walthour’s car and his passenger’s pants pocket, a misdemeanor amount in Georgia (leading to possible fines and probation). Five beer bottles and two bottles of gin (one of them open) were also found. According to passenger Chuckie Youmans, 17, the marijuana was his. He was charged with possession of alcohol by a minor, violation of open container law, and possession of marijuana. 

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