By Pat Culverhouse

A minor traffic offense became a major headache for a Springhill man who is now residing in the parish prison facing drug distribution charges.

Springhill Chief of Police Will Lynd said Emanuel Dwayne Germany, 41, a resident of the 200 block Oak St., was stopped Thursday by officers Jakob Sheek and Amandia Hamilton after he failed to signal a turn.

While speaking to Germany, the officers reportedly spotted a clear plastic baggie and noticed the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle uncovered a plastic bag containing 14 grams of suspected methamphetamines and another baggie with 12.85 grams of suspected synthetic marijuana.

Germany has been charged with possession of CDS Sch. II (methamphetamines) with intent to distribute and possession of CDS Sch. I (synthetic marijuana) with intent to distribute.

He is being held at Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center under a $25,000 bond.

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.