Two people charged with drug trafficking after traffic stop in Columbus

A traffic stop last week led to the arrest of two people on drug charges.

According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, a deputy noticed a vehicle traveling on 22nd Street on Thursday and recognized that the driver, Sarah Caffee, 32, of Columbus, had a suspended license. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver continued for several blocks before Caffee and a passenger jumped out and fled.

Other law enforcement arrived in the area and quickly found Caffee on Newton Street, where she was taken into custody without further incident. A search of the vehicle revealed drugs and drug paraphernalia.

The passenger, Donovan Martin, 27, was also found nearby and taken into custody. Officers found narcotics and drug paraphernalia in the area left by Martin as he fled.

Caffee told authorities she did not stop the vehicle immediately because Martin threatened her with a gun. No firearms were found in the vehicle or the surrounding area.

Caffee faces preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, resisting law enforcement and reckless driving, as well as charges of possession of a legendary drug, narcotic, a syringe and drug paraphernalia.

Martin is charged with intimidation with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement and possession of the legendary drug cocaine, a syringe and drug paraphernalia.