Jamie Leonard Cole, 51 of Rome, was jailed on numerous felony drug charges after leading police on a foot chase after being pulled over for driving a moped at a high rate of speed on a highway.
Police said that they stopped Cole for driving a 49cc moped down Alabama Highway near Barker Road.
During the stop, officers discovered that Cole was driving unlicensed. While being detained, Cole fled the scene on foot. During the chase, officers said that they observed Cole dump a black bag. They later recovered the bag and its contents. Inside, police said they found a large amount of meth that was packaged for resale, a digital scale and two cigarillos containing marijuana.
Cole is charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, possession of marijuana, obstruction, tampering, possession of drug-related objects, operating an unsafe vehicle, failure to moped laws.
