PANAMA CITY — A man and a woman were arrested in connection with a gun and drug bust during a traffic stop, the Panama City Police Department reported on Monday.
Anthony Lamar Johnson, 39, of Mary Esther, and Nicole Renee Hampton, 21, of Milton, were arrested shortly after a search of a vehicle driven by Johnson, the PCPD stated in a press release. Johnson nearly backed into a PCPD Street Crimes Unit investigator’s unmarked vehicle at 441 Grace Avenue in the parking lot of Club Dejavu, according to the PCPD release.
When investigators spoke to the pair, they detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Johnson initially gave a false name and address to disguise the fact his driver’s license was revoked, PCPD said.
Johnson was arrested and a search of the vehicle led to a wide array of seizures. Investigators located a 9mm semi-automatic firearm, more than a pound of marijuana, 75 grams of MDMA (Ecstasy), 60 grams of methylmethcathinone (Bath Salts), 4.5 grams of cocaine, more than 50 xanax pills, seven hydromorphone (Dillaudid) pills, and 20 oxycodone pills, the PCPD release stated.
Johnson was arrested and charged with numerous drug charges with the intent to distribute, felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, giving a false name to law enforcement and felony driving with suspended or revoked license. Howard, who also gave a false name according to the PCPD, was arrested and charged with giving false name to law enforcement and on a warrant for violation of probation in Clay County.