A traffic stop late Thursday night in Red Oak resulted in the arrest of a local man on drug charges. Red Oak Police say 45-year old Robert Joe Coddington, of Red Oak, faces Possession of Controlled Substance/Methamphetamine – 2nd offense, and OWI/1st offense, charges.

After Coddington was pulled over at around midnight at intersection of Eastern Avenue & Birch Streets, in Red Oak, officers found him to allegedly be in possession of Meth. Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office assisted in making the arrest.  Coddington was taken into custody and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was tested for OWI by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office’ Drug Recognition Expert.

Coddington was being held in the jail on $2,000 cash bond.