YCSO arrested a Florida man on felony drug charges Sunday morning during a traffic stop on I-40 near Ash Fork. Spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn says the K-9 Deputy made contact with 39-year old Demetrius Dowdell of Florida. Demetrius was more nervous than the average motoring public in a similar situation and when he exited his vehicle to speak with the deputy, he locked the car doors – not typical behavior by a motorist during a traffic stop. As the conversation continued, Demetrius’ nervousness increased as he offered conflicting accounts of his travel plans. When questioned, Demetrius denied he was transporting drugs in his vehicle. D’Evelyn K-9 Vader was deployed and he alerted to the vehicle. In the trunk, deputies located 30-pounds of drugs, which included meth, heroin and black tar heroin. Detectives are now trying to figure out where the drugs were from and where they were headed.
