Courtesy: East Ridge Police Department

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. — The East Ridge Police Department (ERPD) conducted a traffic stop on Ringgold Road that led to the arrest of 2 individuals and a short foot pursuit.

The ERPD says they saw a Cadillac make an illegal U-turn at the intersection of Camp Jordan Parkway and Ringgold Road.

A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was identified as Caderius Word and the passenger as Brooklyn Overton.

After instructing Word to exit the vehicle, an officer felt the outline of a firearm in a small bag Word was wearing.

The officer attempted to detain Word, ultimately leading him to grab the bag with the firearm and evade police.

A taser was deployed after a short foot pursuit and Word was apprehended.

ERPD discovered:

“23 Xanax bars, 10 Oxycodone p

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