CRESTVIEW, Fla. — A traffic stop in Crestview led to the arrest of two people and the seizure of suspected fentanyl, cash, and a handgun equipped with an illegal machine gun conversion device, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.
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Deputies conducted the stop after observing a traffic violation involving a gray Chevrolet Equinox near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and South Lloyd Street.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, two passengers fled on foot as the vehicle slowed to a stop while the driver left the area in the vehicle.
Deputies apprehended both passengers after a brief foot pursuit.
During the investigation, deputies recovered a backpack allegedly carried by one of the fleeing passengers. Inside, investigators found approximately 39 grams of a substance that field-tested positive for fentanyl, about $2,400 in cash, and a Glock 17 handgun equipped with a “switch,” an illegal conversion device that allows a semi-automatic firearm to function as a fully automatic weapon.
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The firearm was also reportedly equipped with a 30-round magazine.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, Nassir Wright was charged with trafficking in fentanyl, possession of a machine gun, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting an officer without violence.
A second passenger, Christopher Rogers, was charged with resisting an officer without violence.
The investigation remains active.
Anyone charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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