City man charged with drug possession

Published 12:30 am Sunday, January 15, 2012

A Vicksburg man was charged with possession of a controlled substance Saturday, jail records showed.

Derrick Shorter, 31, 1100 Grammar St., was arrested at 2:35 p.m. by deputy Dan Ratliff following a traffic stop for careless driving in the 4500 block of Lee Road.

Shorter was being held without bond in the Warren County Jail pending his initial hearing in justice court.

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