Cop Arrests Three Women During I-85 Traffic Stop

Illegal window tint, following too closely and an inoperable brake light resulted in a South Carolina woman being pulled over on I-85 near Hamilton Mill Road on April 24, but it was marijuana that landed the woman and two of her passengers in jail.

Shunterika Hawkins, 25, of Greenville, S.C., was driving a gold Mitsubishi Mirage northbound on I-85 when a Gwinnett County Police officer observed several traffic violations. After pulling Hawkins over, the officer noticed an odor of fresh marijuana coming from the vehicle.

Hawkins and her passengers -- Jasmine Hawkins, 24, and Brittany Ware, 23 -- gave the officer conflicting stories regarding where they had been. After issuing Hawkins a warning for the window tint violation, the officer asked for and received consent to search the vehicle.

During the search, the officer found a marijuana blunt in a pack of cigarettes inside the car. The officer also found a purse that held a Ziploc bag containing green, leafy material believed to be marijuana. In the trunk, another officer located a bag containing more suspected marijuana and bags commonly used to repackage and distribute marijuana for individual use. In total, officers found just over four ounces of marijuana in the vehicle.

Shunterika Hawkins, Jasmine Hawkins and Ware were all placed under arrest and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

Shunterika Hawkins’ juvenile daughter was in the backseat at the time of the traffic stop. The girl’s father drove to the traffic stop location from Atlanta to get the child.

All three women were booked into the Gwinnett County Jail and released the following day. Bond for each was set at $2,950.

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