Traffic stop leads to meth arrest

John Pittman IIIPress release

On Wednesday, Oct. 7, at approximately 4:45 p.m., Henderson County Deputies Meagan Hogan and Sgt. Bryan Tower stopped a vehicle with expired registration traveling on Enchanted Oaks Drive. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was identified as John Albert Pittman III. A search of Pittman’s vehicle yielded two glass pipes containing suspected methamphetamine residue. A search of Pittman uncovered two small baggies containing suspected methamphetamine.

Pitman was arrested and transported to the Henderson County Detention Center where he was booked for Possession of a Controlled Substance in Penalty Group 1 < 1 gram which is a State Jail Felony. Pittman remains in custody and no bond has been set.