Detroit man nabbed with 3 pounds of meth in Fairmont

FAIRMONT, W.Va. – A Detroit native is facing multiple charges after police found cash and three pounds of methamphetamine during a drug surveillance operation.

Detectives were watching a home in the 300-block of Blaine Street after receiving several complaints about drug activity. When a black Subaru when it left the residence police tailed it and attempted a traffic stop when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign.

The vehicle fled on U.S. 273 the onto I-79 southbound where speeds exceeded 130-miles-per-hour. The car continued, at one point passing cars on the shoulder, before crashing on the exit 132 ramp.

One of the occupants, Jason Sruggs, 38, of Detroit, Michigan, attempted to flee on foot but was quickly captured. Police say a large amount of cuurency, three pounds of methamphetamine and one once of fentanyl were recovered from Scruggs.

Scruggs is being held in the North Central Regional Jail.