Huntersville Man Nabbed On Drug Charges At Gas Station: HPD

HUNTERSVILLE, NC — An intoxicated Huntersville man was arrested at an area gas station and charged with a list of drug-related offenses this week after a string of events that began when he got into an argument with a clerk refusing to sell him more alcohol, and he spit on a customer, according to Huntersville Police Department.

When officers responded to the gas station to deal with the disturbance, they found Wyatt Sutherland, 27, in the driver seat of a vehicle rolling what appeared to be a joint, HPD said.

Sutherland refused to comply with the officers’ commands “and was subsequently tased,” HPD said.

Officers searched his vehicle and found about 50 grams of marijuana, marijuana paraphermalia and Xanax bars, police said.

Sutherland was arrested and charged with simple assault; possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver Schedule VI controlled susbstance; Simple possession of Schedule IV controlled substance; maintaining a vehicle for controlled substance; possession of marijuana paraphernalia; driving while impaired; and resist/delay/obstruct.

Police said Sutherland’s girlfriend, who was also in the vehicle but not identified, was also arrested on unrelated warrants.