A routine traffic stop turned into arrests for possession of extremely dangerous drugs Wednesday in Bainbridge.

Just after 9 p.m., Bainbridge Public Safety Officer Timothy Shaw performed a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling south on Tallahassee Highway in front of Home Depot. 

As Shaw approached the driver, later identified as Lee David Burroughs, he explained that he had been stopped for erratic driving. Burroughs began acting anxious, making Shaw suspicious, so he asked for consent to search the vehicle.  Burroughs stated that the vehicle didn’t belong to him but to his passenger, later identified as Lisa Marie Chinell. 

Chinell consented to a search of her vehicle. During the search, Shaw located a container underneath the driver’s seat that was found to contain heroin, methamphetamine, Xanex (Alprazolam), syringes, butane torches and other items associated with drug use. 

Shaw also discovered that Burroughs was driving on a suspended license. Both occupants were handcuffed and searched for any weapons. During the search, a glass pipe, commonly used for drugs, was found in Chinell’s boot. 

Burroughs (33) of Bainbridge was arrested and charged with:

Possession of a Controlled Substance – Heroin (FELONY)

Possession of Methamphetamines (FELONY)

Possession of Alprazolam (FELONY)

Driving While License Suspended or Revoked (MISD)

Failure to Maintain Lane (MISD)

Chinell (37) of Climax was arrested and charged with:

Possession of a Controlled Substance – Heroin (FELONY)

Possess of Methamphetamines (FELONY)