Hannibal traffic stop leads to drug arrest

HANNIBAL, Mo. — On Saturday, May 7, at approximately 8:46 p.m., an officer with the Hannibal Police Department saw a vehicle traveling on Warren Barrett near Johnson St. with no taillights and expired registration.

As the officer approached the vehicle they could smell what was believed to be marijuana coming from the vehicle. A search was conducted and multiple pills believed to be controlled substances, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia were located.

Styles M. Fountain, 22. of Mexico Mo., was taken into custody. Fountain was also found in possession of a firearm.

He was taken to the Marion County Jail and faces charges of Unlawful Use of a Weapon and Two Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Fountain’s bond was set at $25,000 and he remains in the Marion County Jail.