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Cop Finds 49 Bags of Synthetic Marijuana During Traffic Stop

Driver tased after allegedly shoving an officer toward traffic.

A Lawrenceville man attracted some unwanted attention when he reportedly sped past a Gwinnett County police cruiser on April 18.

The officer, who was on the way to GCPD's North Precinct for roll call, estimated Neko Brown, 32, was driving approximately 60 mph in a 45 mph zone on Buford Drive. Brown's vehicle, a silver Honda Accord, also had an inoperative center brake light.

"I turned on my blue lights as the vehicle passed Mall of Georgia Boulevard," the officer wrote in the report. "I noticed the driver, Brown, started quickly trying to stuff something down by the center console."

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Upon approaching Brown's car, the officer noticed the odor of burned marijuana. Brown, who claimed to be heading to a meeting in Gainesville, was "very animated" according to the officer's account of the incident.

"He was very friendly in the car and laughed a lot," the officer noted. "His behavior seemed odd to me given that most motorists are not that excited to be pulled over and sitting in my patrol car."

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