A man quickly swallowed what police describe simply as "something" after crack cocaine was found where he had spit onto the ground while being searched following a Friday night traffic stop.

Tim Henry Taylor, 46, of Woodland Avenue was a passenger in a Jeep Cherokee involved in a chase from Bethany Lane to the Maplewood Drive-Martha Street intersection.

Officer Tim Fox saw Taylor, who had been handcuffed, "spit something out and then start to swallow something" while being searched by Officer Jody Shelton.

"A small rock of crack cocaine weighing approximately .07 grams was found at his feet," Shelton said. "He quickly swallowed something and when we told him to spit it out, he spit out an empty piece of paper."

Taylor was charged with possession of a schedule II drug and violation of probation. He is being held on $6,000 bond at Bedford County Jail.

The Cherokee's driver, George Tyrone Ransom, 45, whose address is listed as Thompson Street in the jail intake listing and Regent Drive in the police report, allegedly ran a stop sign without using a turn signal as he turned from Couch Lane to Depot Street shortly after 10:15 p.m.

Ransom "refused" to stop and "accelerated" when blue-lighted and "crossed over two intersections without stopping at a stop sign," Shelton said.

Charges of evading arrest, driving on a revoked license and violation of probation were filed against Ransom, who is in Bedford County Jail on $17,500 bond.

Busy location

In other activity at the suddenly-busy area near the Depot Street-Bethany Lane intersection:

*An apparently-drunk woman who allegedly ran into a home's garage to elude police found her in more trouble after drug were found in her possession by police Thursday.

Eight Tramadol pills (a pain reliever) were found in a plastic bag in Kyra Charmaigne Holton's left sock as she was being booked into Bedford County Jail, police said.

Holton, 21, of Landers Street, was charged with introducing contraband into a penal institution along with leaving the scene of an accident, driving on a revoked license, second degree DUI and violation of the financial responsibility law. She posted $11,000 bond.

Deputy Rick Gann said he saw Holton, driving a white 1989 Cadillac DeVille which struck a vehicle driven by Kara L. Swing, 30, of Shelbyville on Depot Street, speeding away from the accident scene shortly before 1 p.m.

Holton pulled into Arnold's Trailer Park, Depot Street, and ran into one of the garages in nearby duplexes on Neeley Avenue where Gann took her into custody, Officer Fred Harvey said.

Harvey termed Holton "a crying drunk" and described her as having a "strong odor of alcoholic beverage, bloodshot eyes, unstable on her feet" as she said she had not been driving the car. Gann and another witness said no one else had been in the Cadillac, which drew particular attention for having different identification numbers on the dashboard and door.

Holton tested .15 on a intoximeter, police said.

*Police confiscated a loaded gun from an allegedly drunk woman after finding her car parked outside a Depot Street business after closing hours Saturday night.

The .25 caliber Beretta Model 950BS was confiscated from the car of Mary B. Jones, 54, of Chattanooga as it was being searched with her permission, police said.

Jones was charged with possessing a handgun while under the influence and unlawful possession of a weapon.

*Marty Ray Smith, 32, of East Lane Street; and Michael A. Hardin, 22, Scotland Heights, were both charged with DUI. They, and several other drivers facing lesser charges, were initially stopped for traffic offenses. Many involved pulling from Couch Lane onto East Depot Street without stopping and/or using turn signals.

Thefts, burglaries

* A DVD player, $1,000 worth of prescription medication and a diamond ring were stolen from the home of Ann Marie Throneberry, El Bethel Road, between 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday. Entry was gained through a window.

*A purse and contents belonging to Victoria A. Long were taken while she left her Gowen Drive home between 5:30-6 p.m. Friday.

*Two Roadmaster bicycles, men's and women's models, were missing from the front porch of David Johnson, Union Street, when he returned home shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Johnson had left Friday morning.

*The compact disc player was taken from a car owned by Kathryn L. Mendell of Shelbyville while she was shopping at Wal-Mart late Friday morning.

A vent window was broken to gain access to the interior.

Jail intake

The following persons were arrested since Thursday by the Bedford County Sheriff's Department, Shelbyville Police Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol or 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force and processed through Bedford County Jail. They are only charged; guilt or innocence will be determined by the courts.

*Julius Cameron Hill, 22, Antioch; held for extradition to another state on unspecified charge

*Charles Ralph Gawthorp III, 22, Anthony Lane; vandalism; released, $2,000 bond

*Jerrimery Clay Jones, 28, Shaw Road; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

*Glenda Wilson Smith, 40, West Lane Street; no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $250 bond

*David Ramiraz Vitervo, 19, Oakdale Street; no driver's license/exhibited on demand, violation of probation; held, $8,500 bond

*Mario Hernandez, 21, Oakdale Street; no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $1,000 bond

*Samuel Ray Messick, 33, Gordon Road; theft of property; held, $2,500 bond

*Sherry Sharon Hoover, 45, Tullahoma; violation of community corrections; held, no bond

*James Lenord Stafford, 45, Warners Bridge Road; violation of probation; held, $2,500 bond

*Terrence Arthur Payie, 63, Manchester; driving on revoked/suspended license, leaving scene of accident; released, $1,750 bond

*Edwardo Ramiez Vitervo, 28, Oakdale Street; forgery, criminal simulation, identity theft; held, $20,000 bond

*William Dean Bush, 36, Deer Point Road; possession of schedule VI drug, reckless endangerment, driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $25,500 bond

*Kyla Charmaigne Holton, 21, Landers Street; DUI, leaving scene of accident, driving on revoked/suspended license, introducing contraband into penal institution; released, $11,000 bond

*Kelvin Dwain McCullough, 41, Franklin; violation of probation; released, $2,500 bond

*Romitchus Anitalyn Starnes, 29, Glosson Circle; driving on revoked/suspended license; released, $250 bond

*Walter Lavar Wright, 26, Cedar Grove Road; domestic assault; released, $5,000 bond

*Juan Manuel Olmed Cisneros, 49, Ranchero Trailer Park; no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $750 bond

*Rafael Toscano Rodriguez, 31, Landers Street; no driver's license/exhibited on demand; released, $500 bond

*Travis Austin Pope, 21, Columbia; DUI, evading arrest, reckless endangerment (six counts), reckless driving; released, $18,500 bond

*Mary Buttner Jones, 54, Chattanooga; possession of a weapon, possession of a handgun while under the influence; released $6,000 bond

*George Tyrone Ransom, 45, Thompson Street; driving on revoked/suspended license, evading arrest, violation of probation; held, $17,500 bond

*Tim Henry Taylor, 46, Woodland Avenue; possession of schedule II drug, violation of probation; held, $6,000 bond

*Horacio Ramos, 23, Madison Street; DUI, no driver's license/exhibited on demand, leaving scene of accident; released, $4,750 bond

*Michael Allen Case, 26, White Street; public intoxication; released, $500 bond