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Glynn County man arrested after drugs found in car with child inside

GCPD says the man ran from police when he was stopped.
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GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. — A man and woman were arrested after a traffic stop in Glynn County Tuesday morning near Perry Lane and Cate Road, when they had a child in the car.

At 4 a.m. on Tuesday, a man and a woman were traveling with a child in the car. They were stopped by a Glynn County Police Department officer.

The passenger, Michael Jason, fled and was chased on foot. The officer pursuing him used a stun gun on him and eventually arrested him. In the vehicle, where the child and their mother were, was searched by police.

According to GCPD, they found 17.4 grams of fentanyl, 17.9 grams of marijuana, 1.5 grams of crack cocaine and a digital scale. Jason was arrested on charges of trafficking fentanyl, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute and cruelty to children in the third degree. He also already had a warrant out for his arrest.

The mother of the child, who was in the car, faces multiple charges of cruelty to children in the third degree.

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