Man strikes Flomaton officer; arrested

Suspect admits injecting methamphetamine; swallows bag of meth before being arrested

A Frisco City man, who admitted he was high on meth, was jailed on multiple charges New Year's Eve following a scuffle with a Flomaton police officer outside McDonald's in Flomaton.

Brandon L. Hawkins, 24, 5272 Bowden St., was charged with assault II, unlawful possession of a controlled substance, tampering with evidence, criminal mischief III and resisting arrest. He was booked into the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton on $25,000 bond. Reports note Hawkins was facing a bond revocation in Baldwin County and a failure to appear warrant in Escambia County, Ala., at the time of his arr...