A traffic stop early this (Friday) morning in Adams County resulted in the arrest of two people on drug charges. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports at around 12:15-a.m., Deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 25, near the Adams/Taylor County line, on a vehicle with a non-working headlamp and with an expired registration. As Deputies approached the driver and passenger, they detected an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. The driver, Mark Anthony Lopez, was placed under arrest for Driving Under Suspension, Failure to File for SR-22 Insurance, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/1st offense.His passenger, Malik Rashad Lambert, was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance/2nd offense. Adams County Sheriff’s Deputies were assisted in their investigation by the Deputies with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office, and the Ringgold County K9 Unit.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports also, the arrest Thursday, of Justin Lee Schafer and Janelle Blaisure. Justin Schafer was arrested at around 12:25-p.m. on an Adams County warrant for Failure to Appear in court on an original charge of Driving Under Suspension. Janelle Blaisure was arrested at around 7:35-p.m. on a similar charge,  following a traffic stop.