Drug Bust Made After Chase, Crash
A Lexington man was taken into custody by the Rockbridge Sheriff’s Office last week following a brief chase on Blue Hills Lane. A search of the vehicle after the chase uncovered approximately one-quarter pound of methamphetamine and a “felony amount” of marijuana, according to a post about the incident on the sheriff’s office Facebook page posted by Sheriff Tony McFaddin.
Jason Christopher Mays, 48, was arrested on Oct. 1 and charged with three felonies: possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, distributing between 10 ounces and five pounds of marijuana and disregarding commands from law enforcement. He was also charged with one misdemeanor count of driving with a suspended or revoked license and one misdemeanor count of not having a county decal.
According to the Facebook post, a deputy with the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office attempted to make a traffic stop of Mays’ vehicle “in the area of Route 60 and Blue Hills Lane.” Mays ignored the lights and siren and turned down Blue Hills Lane before crashing his vehicle. He was taken into custody “immediately following the crash.”
McFaddin told The News-Gazette on Monday that the deputy who attempted to make the traffic stop did so based on “actionable intelligence from a larger ongoing investigation from the drug task force.”
“Thanks to the proactive efforts of our deputies, these dangerous drugs were removed from our community, and an individual intent on distributing them was arrested,” McFaddin said in the Facebook post.
Mays is being held without bond at the Rockbridge Regional Jail. A preliminary hearing on the charges is scheduled for Dec. 5 in Rockbridge County General District Court. -The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office also made the following felony arrests over the past two months: Michael Thomas Mohler, 45, of Lexington, for one count of assault on a regional jail employee on Oct. 5.
Michael Wayne Camden Jr., 67, of Buena Vista, for one felony count of breaking and entering, one misdemeanor count of assault and battery and one misdemeanor count of destruction of property on Oct. 4.
Patrick John Welsh, 30, of Lexington, for one felony count of possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Oct. 3.
Travis Lee Montgomery, 42, of Lexington, for one count of breaking and entering and one count of malicious wounding on Sept. 30.
Caelean Shea Ellis, 23, of Bluebell, Pa., for one count of possession of a schedule I or II drug on Sept. 24.
Jeffrey W. Reynolds II, 35, of Buena Vista, for two counts of assault and battery of a family member (third or subsequent offense) and one count of possession of a schedule I or II drug on Sept. 12.
Roger Travis Sweatman, 31, of Buena Vista, for one felony count of making a threat in writing and one misdemeanor count of violating a protective order on Sept. 6.
Jamison Lee Hostetter, 44, of Lexington, for one count of domestic assault and battery on Sept. 6.
Steven Tyler Whorley, 27, of Big Island, for two felony counts of possession of a schedule I or II drug, one felony count of possessing a firearm while in possession of a schedule I or II drug and one misdemeanor count of possession of a schedule IV drug on Sept. 6.
Kenneth Wayne Camden, 68, of Lexington, for one count of possession of a schedule I or II drug, one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of possession of a firearm while possessing a schedule I or II drug on Sept. 5.
Caleb James Fox, 27, of Lexington, for one count of possession of a schedule I or II drug on Sept. 2.
Rebecca Lynn Baldwin, 45, of Vesuvius, for one count of possession of a schedule I or II drug on Aug. 31.
Dustin Travis Johnson, 40 of Lexington, for one count of possession of a firearm by a non-violent felon within 10 years of conviction and one count of grand larceny of a firearm on Aug. 29.
Matthew Allen Griffin, 34, of Glasgow, for two counts of abuse or neglect of a child on Aug. 28.
Erica Ann Interrante Shealy, 53, of Springfield, Va., for one count of eluding police and one count of assault and battery on a law enforcement officer on Aug. 27.
Horatio Chamber IV, 47, of Buena Vista for one felony count of possession of a schedule I or II drug and one misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia on Aug. 27.
Matthew Robert Heim, 21, of Lexington, for 11 counts of possession of child pornography on Aug. 25.
