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Man on meth with sword in his pants arrested after stopping to ask officer a question

Ryan Coleman was charged with possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of a controlled substance and obstruction of an officer.

By Evan Bleier
A police car with its lights on (CC/Benchill)
A police car with its lights on (CC/Benchill)

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CONYERS, Ga., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A Georgia man who allegedly had a two-foot sword in his pants was happy to see a Rockdale County sheriff's deputy because he wanted assistance with a small issue.

However, that joy likely turned to dismay after the Conyers man was arrested on drug charges.

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Ryan Coleman allegedly flagged down Deputy Bradford Lockridge by flagging his arms and acting as if he was in distress.

When the officer stopped, the 37-year-old approached his vehicle and began "talking very rapidly and incoherently," the Rockdale Citizen reported.

Coleman then "stated that a bug flew into his eye and he bent over to look at his eye in the mirror on my passenger door," Lockridge wrote in a report.

After a brief conversation, Lockridge noticed a meth pipe in the suspect's waistband. When asked about the pipe, Coleman first attempted to conceal it and then tried to break it.

Lockridge cuffed him after a brief struggle and then found another pipe in Coleman's pocket and a silver sword in his pants that "ran down his leg from his waistband."

Coleman was arrested and charged with possession and use of drug-related objects, possession of a controlled substance and obstruction of an officer.

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