TOCCOA — The Stephens County Sheriff's Office arrested a 33-year-old man on drug and firearm charges after a traffic stop and K-9 search uncovered methamphetamine, marijuana, ammunition, and a handgun in Toccoa, Georgia, on May 14. Rosevelt Trimiar was taken into custody and transported to the Stephens County Detention Center.

The traffic stop occurred at approximately 2:55 a.m. on East Tugaloo Street near Short Street, the Stephens County Sheriff's Office said. The vehicle stopped was a silver Mercury sedan.

During the stop, K-9 Ria conducted a free air sniff of the sedan and positively alerted to the odor of illegal narcotics, according to the sheriff's office. A probable cause search of the vehicle uncovered suspected methamphetamine, a large quantity of suspected marijuana, numerous plastic baggies, drug-related objects containing residue, numerous rounds of ammunition, and a handgun.

Trimiar faces charges of possession of a Schedule I controlled substance, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and possession of drug-related objects, the sheriff's office said. He remains in jail on a $56,000 bond.

The charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon indicate Trimiar had a prior felony conviction, according to the sheriff's office. The drug-related objects found in the vehicle contained residue, the sheriff's office said. Deputies recovered numerous rounds of ammunition in addition to the handgun during the search.

Stephens County Sheriff Rusty Fulbright commended the deputies involved in the stop. "I want to commend these deputies for being proactive to help curb the flow of illegal drugs in Toccoa-Stephens County," Fulbright said.