Published: September 11, 2018


A MAURY COUNTY MAN WAS ARRESTED ON SATURDAY AFTER SPEEDING THROUGH COLUMBIA AND FAILING TO STOP FOR OFFICERS.  ACCORDING TO THE DAILY HERALD, ROLAND DAVID ROGERS, 41, OF COLUMBIA, WAS REPORTEDLY DRIVING HIS MOTORCYCLE AT SPEEDS OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR.  DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO STOP AS ROGERS HE TRAVELED NORTHWEST ON HIGHWAY 7 AND INDUSTRIAL PARK THEN ONTO HWY 43 SOUTHBOUND.  ROGERS EVENTUALLY STOPPED NEAR CHERRY GLENN INDUSTRIAL PARK.  AFTER BEING PLACED IN CUSTODY FOR EVADING, A SEARCH OF ROGERS' MOTORCYCLE, LEAD TO THE DISCOVERY OF A RUGER 9 MM PISTON, 6 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, A HALF GRAM OF METH AND ROLLING PAPERS.  ROGERS WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH SPEEDING, FELONY EVADING, SIMPLE POSSESSION OF A SCHEDULE II, IV AND VI DRUGS AND UNLAWFUL DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.  HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE MAURY COUNTY JAIL AND IS OUT ON A NINE THOUSAND DOLLAR BOND.