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DeKalb Co. man arrested on drug charges during checkpoint

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Bobby Tidwell (Source: DeKalb County Sheriff) Bobby Tidwell (Source: DeKalb County Sheriff)
DEKALB COUNTY, AL (WAFF) -

One man was arrested during a traffic stop when officers found drugs and a firearm in the vehicle.

DeKalb County deputies, Geraldine Police and Crossville Police conducted a license checkpoint Wednesday night. Bobby Wayne Tidwell was stopped and was asked to show his license.

Officers noticed a gun on the floorboard. They searched the vehicle and found methamphetamine and money.

Tidwell was arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He was taken to the county jail.

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