Local man jailed for felony pot possession, manufacturing
By DON FLETCHER
News Staff Writer
The following felony arrests were reported by officers of the Atmore Police Department during the period September 1-6:
Mark Hall
An Atmore man was arrested September 5 on several charges, including manufacturing of and felony possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine after APD investigators executed a search warrant at a Terrace Street residence.
According to reports, lawmen went in the house around 12:30 p.m. as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation. As the search commenced, they took Mark Hall, 49, into custody as a “person of interest” in the investigation.
The search turned up a marijuana plant, several grams of cocaine and several grams of an unknown substance that will be sent to the lab for identification. Two firearms, a digital scale and unspecified “other items” were also discovered.
Hall is charged with one count each of second-degree manufacture of a controlled substance (a Class B felony), first-degree possession of marijuana (Class D felony), possession of a controlled substance (Class C felony), possession of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor), and being a certain person forbidden to possess a firearm (Class C felony).
He was released from the Escambia County Detention Center (ECDC) on bond Friday, September 6.
Jeremiah James
A 36-year-old Atmore man was arrested September 4 on three felony charges after city police responded to a disturbance report at a Bragg Street residence.
Police reports show that officers were sent around 9:40 a.m. to the street’s 500 block in reference to a disturbance. When they arrived, they made contact with Jeremiah James, a man recognized by several officers who were familiar with him from other encounters.
Despite that, James — the subject of a Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office warrant for failure to appear in court on a traffic violation — reportedly provided a false name and was arrested for obstructing justice by using a false identity, a Class C felony.
James was also in possession of a “small amount” of methamphetamine, as well as a glass pipe with methamphetamine residue and an unspecified quantity of synthetic cannabis (Spice). He was additionally charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia.
The Atmore man was processed into the ECDC, from which he was released on bond September 5.