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Wheeling Police Arrest Man on Fleeing and Drug Charges

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Wheeling Police arrested and charged a local man on fleeing and felony drug charges after an initial traffic stop over the weekend on Wheeling Island.

Around 7:25 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4, police stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of South Penn St. for a traffic-related offense. When the officer approached the driver, Quashad Pugh, 27 of Wheeling, they detected an aroma of marijuana and noticed he was acting suspiciously.

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During a search of the suspect, Pugh ran from police and discarded several items into a nearby yard before being caught a few blocks away. Officers then discovered multiple grams of cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, prescription pills and hundreds of dollars in currency.

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Pugh was charged with three counts of possession with intent to deliver and fleeing. He was taken to the Northern Regional Jail pending a court arraignment.

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