EKB News

A Routine Traffic stop by a Pike County Sheriffs Deputy has resulted in a long list of charges against a Johns Creek Man. 36 year old William D. Hitchcock plead not guilty yesterday morning to several charges including driving under the influence, reckless driving, possession of a controlled substance 3rd degree (2 counts) and promoting contraband. Hitchcock ended up in front of Pike County district Judge Kelsey Friend, after Deputy Robert Marble executed a traffic stop on Sunday as Hitchcock was traveling south bound on US 119 in the Meta area. According to the arrest citation, Hitchcock was driving erratically, weaving from side to side. Deputy Marble went on to state that the vehicle allegedly smelled of alcohol and that Hitchcock allegedly had red glassy eyes as well as a blue powder in his nostril. Once Hitchcock was taken to the Pike County Detention Center, a search allegedly uncovered a plastic bag with what officers believed to be Lortab and Xanax, leading to the felony charge of promoting contraband. Hitchcock remains lodged at the Pike County Detention Center and a preliminary hearing is set for January 25.