Century man arrested for 'spice'

A Century man stopped on April 23 for not wearing a seatbelt is facing felony drug possession when the substance found inside his vehicle was later identified as 'Spice'.

Ryan Wade-Qualls Stephens, 24, 40 Hudson Hill, was arrested Sept. 8 and charged with one count felony drug possession of a controlled substance without a prescription when the vehicle was searched during a traffic stop in April 2018 for not wearing a seatbelt.

According to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office report, Stephens was traveling in a green pickup with a Florida tag on Jefferson Avenue in Century when a deputy observ...