By Pat Culverhouse

An improperly displayed vehicle tag proved bad luck for a Springhill man and he has been tagged with an illegal drug charge as a result.

Springhill Chief of Police Will Lynd said 42-year-old Robert Lee Brantley, a resident of W. 4th St., was arrested for possession of CDS Sch. I (synthetic marijuana) and resisting an officer with force or violence.

Brantley reportedly was scheduled for booking at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center. No bond has been set.

Springhill officers initiated a traffic stop shortly before 6:45 p.m. Tuesday and began to inventory the vehicle after learning the owner was unable to provide proof of insurance.

Inside the trunk, officers reportedly found a backpack with a visible sandwich bag containing suspected synthetic marijuana. When the occupants were asked to exit the vehicle, Brantley reportedly began fighting and kicking the officers. He was subdued and taken into custody.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.