18-year-old Blake Palmer speeds down I-40 in Ford Flex

18-year-old Blake Palmer, a TSU student, was going 88 mph in a 55-mph-zone on I-40 W on November 10th. Officers observed this, conducted a traffic stop, and smelled a strong odor of marijuana and cologne as they spoke with Palmer. When they asked him, Palmer told officers there was “about of gram of marijuana” in a black container under his seat. Officers initiated a probable cause search and located the black container, a small amount of marijuana in a plastic bag, a metal tray with marijuana residue and a rolled blunt, a grinder, and a bong that broke when it was placed on the seat. Palmer was booked on the citation of simple possession on December 4th.