On April 12, 2026, a deputy with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle committing a traffic violation on Highway 77 near Finch Circle. The deputy initiated a traffic stop by activating emergency lights; however, the vehicle failed to yield, resulting in a brief pursuit. During the pursuit, several baggies were thrown from the vehicle.
The vehicle eventually came to a stop, and deputies made contact with the driver, identified as 29-year-old Levi Marshall Young of Chipley, Florida. The driver was removed from the vehicle and detained without incident.
During a probable cause search of the vehicle, deputies located methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Deputies with the Washington and Holmes County Sheriff’s Office located the baggies that were thrown from the vehicle which contained a crystal-like substance that also field-tested positive for methamphetamine.
Levi Young was charged with Felony Resisting an Officer (Fleeing/Eluding), Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Tampering with Evidence. He was arrested and transported to the Washington County Jail.
