WESTOVER, Md. - Maryland State Police have arrested a man after drugs and a handgun were found in his car following a traffic stop in Somerset County.
The Princess Anne Barrack said on Monday, July 17, 2017 at 5:37 p.m., a trooper stopped a vehicle for speeding on U.S. Route 13 southbound in the area of Lake Somerset Campground in Westover.
The trooper immediately smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle, according to police.
Police said a probable cause search of the vehicle revealed 14.2 grams of marijuana and a 9 mm handgun in the passenger compartment of the vehicle.
The driver was identified as 24-year-old Jamel Anthony Norwood who police said displayed a Georgia driver’s license.
Norwood was processed and transported to the Somerset County Commissioners office were he was held on a $10,000 bond at the Somerset County Detention Center.
