Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Methamphetamine Arrest

A felony amount of methamphetamine was seized during an investigation by the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department, Mississippi.

Dennis Shawn LyonsPhoto byPontotoc Co SD

This seiuze came during a nighttime Narcotics Operations, in the Northeast section of Pontotoc County, according to the Pontotoc County SD.

After the suspect commited a traffic violation, the officer saw something being thrown out of the passenger window while the officer attempted to pull the driver over.

The driver was subsequently arrested for possession of a controlled substance, which he admitted was meth, along with some misdemeanor charges.

Arrested was Dennis Shawn Lyons, a 51 year-old Lake, Florida resident.

Lyons was booked in to the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Department Adult Detention Center and charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. A Pontotoc County Justice Court Judge set the perpetrators bond at $10,000.