Driver Arrested After Traffic Stop Reveals Warrants, Suspended License
A routine inspection-stop on July 20, 2026, led to the discovery that the driver was on a suspended license and had two outstanding warrants from Columbia County.
On July 20, 2026, at about 12:05 p.m., Chief Savidge stopped a vehicle he had observed with an expired inspection sticker in the Valley Road and Tower Drive area and followed to Quarry Drive. The stop, prompted by the inspection violation and other equipment issues, revealed the driver was operating on a suspended license and had two outstanding traffic-related warrants from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office; the driver was taken into custody.