Wanted Pawtucket Man Nabbed In Providence Traffic Stop: Cops

PROVIDENCE, RI — A wanted Pawtucket man was apprehended during a traffic stop in Providence, police said.

Louis Whitehead, 46, was pulled over and arrested on Orms Street shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday, the Rhode Island State Police said in a media release.

Whitehead was arrested on a warrant charging him with failing to appear in court for a manufacturing with intent to deliver a controlled substance case, according to the release.

"Whitehead was processed at the Lincoln Woods Barracks and transported to the Adult Correctional Institutions Men's Intake Service Center," the release said.

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