A forty-one-year-old Silver Creek man was arrested in Summerville last Saturday after a traffic stop near Mason’s Funeral Home on Highway 48.   According to Summerville Police, an officer on patrol noticed the man was not wearing his seat belt and initiated the traffic stop. 

While speaking with the man, identified as Wesley Hodge, the officer noticed a bulge in the man’s pants pocket.  After asking Hodge to empty his pockets, police found needles inside a glasses case with suspected methamphetamine residue on them.  After searching the vehicle, police found a zip-lock baggy containing methamphetamine as well as methamphetamine wrapped in cellophane.

Hodge was charged with operating an unsafe or improperly equipped vehicle, a seat belt violation and Violation of the Georgia Controlled Substance Act for possession of methamphetamine.

A Rome woman, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was allowed to leave the scene as Hodge claimed responsibility for the illegal drugs.