Derrick Desmond Watkins, 36 of Silver Creek, was jailed in Rome this week after leading police on a foot chase following a traffic stop on Highway 101 near Saddle Mountain.
Reports said that officers stopped Watkins after running a stop sign. While pulled over, officers said that they detected a marijuana odor coming from the vehicle.
A search was then conducted, leading officers to find a gun, marijuana, and lisinopril. It was then Watkins fled the scene on foot, but was captured a short time later.
Watkins is charged with possession of dangerous drugs, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, a stop sign violation and probation violation.
