Drug Arrest Results from Traffic Stop in Center

August 24, 2019 - A traffic stop in Center resulted in an arrest on drug related charges. Center Police Officers and Detectives conducted an investigation Thursday afternoon at the end of Field Street where they discovered the illegal substance.

James Flow

According to Detective Kenneth King, on August 22, 2019 at around 1:18pm a Center Police Department patrol unit noticed a silver GMC Canyon pickup truck make a traffic violation in the area of Pine Street and King Street. 

The officer initiated a traffic stop, and the driver brought the truck to a halt at the intersection of Field and Baldwin Streets. 

As the officer was approaching truck, he noted the driver was making furtive movements toward the center of the vehicle. As the officer asked him to exit the vehicle, the driver continued the previous action toward the center of the vehicle.

Once he got out, the officer identified the driver as James Christopher Flow, 34, of Center with a female passenger.

While the officer was interviewing Flow, a second officer arrived to back him up and as the second officer noticed in plain view inside the truck a clear bag with a crystal like substance he recognized to be methamphetamine.

A probable cause search was conducted at that time, and it was determined Flow had been tearing baggies of methamphetamine and dumping it between the seats.

Flow was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance over 1G> <4G, and tampering with physical evidence.

The passenger in the vehicle was not determined at that time to have involvement and was released.