On November 15, 2016 at approximately 10:35 p.m. Deputy C.N. Mireles was traveling on Plantation Drive when he observed a vehicle with expired tags. He initiated a traffic stop on Elkton Drive. The vehicle slowed down but proceeded to Heron Drive and finally stopped on Shasta Place. As the deputy approached the driver’s door, the male driver began to exit the car. The driver was ordered to sit back down inside the vehicle but abruptly turned and ran from the deputy.

Deputy Mireles pursued the suspect on foot. The chase continued up Shasta Place to Cynthia’s Place. The suspect weaved between parked vehicles as he ran toward Lyons Blvd. Deputy Mireles observed that several times the man would reach for something in the pocket of his jacket. The runner then tripped and fell forward on the roadway. He was placed into handcuffs and searched. The man, later identified as Adarius Trevon Carter, had a Glock 26 in his jacket pocket with ten rounds in the magazine. Deputy Mireles also recovered nearly $1000 in cash from Carter, a 31 round extended magazine for a Glock I, and drug paraphernalia from Carter’s backpack.

Adarius Trevon Carter, age 21 of Clay Street in Spotsylvania, was charged with Possession of Controlled Substances, Possession of a Firearm While in Possession of Drugs, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Sale and Distribution of Marijuana, Obstruction of Justice, Eluding Police, Driving with a Suspended/Revoked License and Expired Registration/Tags.