Rugby man charged with possession of drugs and a weapon after failure to stop

Osirus Jones, a 20-year-old man from Holbrook Road in Rugby has been charged after allegedly trying to escape police by travelling the wrong way down a one-way road.

The incident took place at around 12:40pm on Monday 11 September, when police reportedly requested that a black Audi stopped on Lawford Road.

The driver reportedly made his way at speed towards the roundabout at the end of Lawford Road, where he allegedly made a blind right turn onto a one-way road, passing several other vehicles.

Driving against the flow of traffic, the Audi then allegedly collided with an oncoming vehicle, and the driver was subsequently arrested.

A bag of white powder was recovered at the site of arrest, along with a mobile phone.

A black baseball bat was also reported to have been recovered from the Audi’s back seat.

Jones has been charged with dangerous driving, driving otherwise than in accordance with a license, using a motor vehicle on a public road without third party insurance, possession of an offensive weapon, and possession with intent to supply class A drugs.

He will appear in Warwick Crown Court on 12 October.