Two Arrested And Charged With Trafficking Marijuana

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Two suspects have been arrested after being stopped for speeding on I-22 Wednesday morning. Members of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Highway Safety Unit found several pounds of marijuana in the vehicle during the stop, valued at more than $46,000.

Just after 2 a.m. Wednesday morning a red Chevrolet Monte Carlo was stopped for speeding along I-22 near mile marker 133. Deputies said the car was occupied by the male driver and a female passenger. The driver told deputies that they were traveling from Oregon to Atlanta.

While speaking with the driver, deputies said they smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the interior of the car. A search of the car revealed two trash bags containing a total of 26 pounds of marijuana with a street value of $46,800. (For more updates on this story and free news alerts for your neighborhood, sign up for your local Patch morning newsletter.)

The suspects were arrested and taken to the Jefferson County Jail, and arrest warrants were obtained formally charging 33-year-old Sean Daymon Flemings of Oregon and 32-year-old Carisa Jean Searls of Washington with trafficking marijuana. Both remain in the Jefferson County Jail. Flemings has since posted bail. Sears remains jailed under $50,000 bond.

Photos via Jefferson County Sheriff's Office