Carlos Jamine Sams Jr, 20 of Rome, was arrested this week after reports said he was found with a large amount of marijuana near the Montessori School of Rome on Dodd Blvd.
Reports said that when officers attempted to pull Sams over for a traffic stop he got out of his vehicle and fled on foot. After being captured, officers said that he was found with a large amount of marijuana and a handgun.
Sams is charged with two counts possession/distribution of marijuana, possession of marijuana within 1000 feet of a school, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime and obstruction.
