Norfolk Man Arrested on Drug Charges, Child Neglect
NORFOLK - A 19-year-old Norfolk man is in jail after police say he was found with drugs, a scale and more than $1,700 in his car.
Norfolk Police say officers had contact with Martrail Edwards, 19, of Norfolk, in a car on Friday afternoon near the 700 block of S. 5th Street.
Police say there was also a second man and child in the car.
During the contact, the officer could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
Officers searched the car and found a bag of marijuana, a digital scale, and several smaller baggies filled with marijuana.
Police found that Edwards also had a small baggie of cocaine, and over $1,700.
Edwards was arrested for possession of controlled substance, possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver, and child neglect.
He was housed in the Norfolk City Jail and later transferred to the Madison County Jail.