A northwest Georgia man was arrested on drug and stolen weapons charges on Wednesday after he left the scene of an accident on Highway 411.  According to Centre Police Chief Kirk Blankenship when Officer Daniel Wooten arrived at the scene a passerby stated that a black male had gotten into a blue jeep, and left, heading south on 411.

Officer Wooten soon spotted the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop; the suspect, identified as 27 year old Faron Antwone Burke of Rome, Georgia – was detained and taken back to the scene of the accident. 

During the traffic investigation Officer Wooten found a stolen handgun in Burke’s vehicle; a subsequent search of a bag inside the vehicle turned up a large amount of what appeared to be Methamphetamine

Centre Narcotics Officers were called to the scene to process and collect evidence.

More than two ounces of Methamphetamine and various other controlled substances, along with  counterfeit money and the stolen handgun were seized.

Burke was placed under arrest – charged with Trafficking Methamphetamine; two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance, Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; Receiving Stolen Property 2nd Degree and a number of traffic-related offenses.

He was booked in at the Cherokee County Detention Center shortly after 9:00pm with bond having been set at $62,300.