HOPE VALLEY — A Rhode Island man was arrested Friday afternoon on a drug possession charge following a traffic stop in Richmond.
Troopers from the Hope Valley Barracks took Tyler W. Carter, 28, of Providence, into custody at 3 p.m. on Sept. 19.
He was charged with possession of a Schedule I-V controlled substance under 10 grams, specifically cocaine.
The arrest occurred after a motor vehicle stop on Baker Pines Road.
Carter was transported to the Hope Valley Barracks for processing.
He was arraigned by a justice of the peace and released with a notice to appear in Fourth Division District Court.
The case is being handled by the Rhode Island State Police.
