By Nick Dorsten, Esq.
From the St. Petersburg Times website...
CLEARWATER — A teenager previously convicted on drug charges was arrested Wednesday night after he fled a traffic stop and police found drugs and a loaded handgun, authorities said.
The teen, 19, of 1716 W Manor Ave., was charged with armed drug trafficking, being a felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of cocaine and marijuana, driving with a suspended license and resisting arrest without violence.
Clearwater police were working a traffic enforcement detail near Calumet Street and North Hercules Avenue around 8 p.m. when they stopped the teen for having window tint that was too dark.
He then ran from his 1990 Pontiac but was tracked by police dogs in the back yard of a home in the 2100 block of Calumet Street, police said. He threw the drugs out as he ran, police said.
Police found a loaded 9mm gun on the front seat of the car, according to a news release. They seized the car, 11.6 grams of Ecstasy, 5 grams of crack cocaine and some marijuana.
The teen was convicted of cocaine and marijuana possession last May.
On Thursday afternoon, he was being held at the Pinellas County Jail.
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