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Warner Robins man arrested after fighting with a police officer

A Facebook post from the police department says police found drugs and then he started fighting with an officer.

Credit: Warner Robins Police Department

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — A Warner Robins man was arrested after he fought with a police officer.

According to a Facebook post from the Warner Robins Police Department, officers stopped 38-year-old Jimmy Lee Lester Jr. Tuesday morning on Green Street and Donald Drive for not having a seatbelt on.

Police found Lester had marijuana and ecstasy, the post states.

According to the post, Lester started fighting with an officer, and that is when police tased him.

No one suffered serious injuries, but EMS was called as a precaution.

Lester was taken to the Houston County Detention Center and is charged with Felony Obstruction.

Warner Robins Police Department

There are no routine traffic stops! A Traffic Officer made a stop t... his morning on Green Street and Donald Drive for No Seatbelt (40-8-76.1). Contact was made with the driver, identified as Jimmy Lee Lester, Jr. (38) of Warner Robins, who was found to be in possession of both marijuana and ecstasy (16-13-30(d).

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