Traffic stop nets felony charges for Jay man

A traffic stop in Milton for an illegal turn by a Jay man Sept. 22 resulted in three felony charges involving drugs, evidence tampering and fleeing authorities.

Justin Lawrence Soley, 30, 6331 Hall Road, was observed making an illegal turn then following a car too closely in the 2007 Ford Explorer he was driving, according to a Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office report.

The officer initiated a traffic stop using both his lights and siren and saw the suspect look several times in the driver's rear view mirror and looking back at the officer as he tried to pull the Explorer over.

The report s...