When a Douglas police officer made a traffic stop at North Gaskin Avenue and McNeil Drive on February 24, 2026, he intended to give the driver a warning for failure to stop at a stop sign. However, that changed when he saw the driver, identified as Lestrick Reed, 24, of Douglas, smoking a blunt in the car during the stop.
The report says that just before 4 p.m. on February 24, a DPD officer saw Reed turn right on to North Gaskin Avenue off of McNeil Drive without coming to a complete stop at the stop sign. Reed had no active warrants and his license was valid. The report says that the officer initially planned to give him a warning for not stopping at the stop sign. However, when the officer approached Reed in his vehicle, he was smoking. The officer asked what it was and, according to the report, Reed replied that it was a Black and Mild and a blunt.
The officer then asked Reed if he could search the vehicle. Reed stated that he could and that there was nothing illegal in the vehicle. The report says that the officer found a Glock 9mm that was legal. The officer also found three sandwich-sized bags of suspected marijuana.
Reed was arrested and charged with possession of a Schedule I or II Controlled Substance with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of certain felonies. He was booked into the Coffee County Jail and released on bond.
