Two traffic stops for speeding land Brewton, Jay men in jail

Two traffic stops for speeding last week resulted in a Brewton man and a Jay man facing charges of possession of a controlled substance.

William Brantley, 28, of 4001 Appleton Raod in Brewton, is facing a felony evidence tampering charge following a traffic stop April 13 for speeding after deputies witnessed him try to throw a baggie containing marijuana out of the vehicle window.

Brantley was in a gray Jeep traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Highway 87 near Stubbs Road April 13 when a deputy observed it pass another vehicle going southbound and activated his radar, according...