Baltimore man arrested in Harford on drug charges

A Baltimore man was arrested last Friday after police found cash and suspected drugs during a traffic stop in Edgewood, the Harford County sheriff ’s office said. A deputy assigned to the Southern Precinct was traveling in the area of Harford Square Drive in Edgewood last Friday around 10:15 a.m. and got a license plate reader “hit” for a vehicle registered to a wanted individual. A short time later, another deputy traveling in the area found the vehicle and stopped it. The deputy spoke with the driver, identified as Artiis Williams, 36, of Baltimore, and confirmed he was wanted for second-degree assault. He was taken into custody. The deputy began searching Williams and the vehicle and found 79 grams of cocaine and 72 grams of heroin with a total estimated street value of more than $16,000. The deputy also found more than $2,800 in cash. Williams was charged with two counts of drug possession with intent to distribute and taken to the Harford County Detention Center. He was released on his own recognizance on the drug charges, but was held without bail on the assault warrant. At a bail review hearing Monday, Williams’ bail was reduced to $25,000, which he posted later that day. tenured professor who worked there 31 years. He has frequently criticized the academy and along with his attorney contends that’s what caused his firing. Fleming and his attorney released documents they received from the academy stating that he was fired for “conduct unbecoming of a federal employee,” not for his teaching methods or articles he has published. The academy removed Fleming from the classroom last January but did not terminate his employment until August. Fleming has appealed his termination to the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, an independent, quasi-judicial federal agency.