By Pat Culverhouse |

A minor traffic violation has resulted in a major problem for a Springhill man who now faces multiple drug and firearm charges.

Chief of Police Will Lynd said James Caswell, 54, was arrested just after 10:30 p.m. Monday when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was stopped by Springhill police for failure to dim headlights.

During questioning following the stop, officers reportedly learned from the driver that a firearm was in the vehicle and that weapon was secured. One passenger, 39-year-old Adamson Dewayne Christopher, was detained after officers learned he was the subject of a fugitive warrant from Arkansas.

Caswell, a passenger in the front seat, reportedly was recognized by officers from a previous arrest involving a firearm. The officers reportedly observed a firearm on the front passenger seat, directly beside Caswell, and he was placed in custody.

During a probable cause search, officers reportedly recovered two small bags containing a clear, crystal-like substance in the passenger side glove compartment and one baggie containing suspected marijuana.

Lynd said Caswell was booked into Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center on charges of  possession of CDS Sch. II with intent to distribute, possession of CDS Sch. I (marijuana), possession of a firearm in presence of CDS and felon in possession of a firearm. Bond has not been set.

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.

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