GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — A Lilburn police officer and his K-9 partner pulled over a driver swerving out of his lane in Lilburn around 1 a.m. last Saturday, who police say was high on marijuana.
Lilburn Police Officer Almedin Ajanovic told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson that the driver tipped his hand before the stop even started.
“Initially he runs through the stop sign and I’m like, ‘he’s probably going to run,’” Ajanovic said.
According to police, 25-year-old Quantiz Hendrix drove into a dead-end townhome lot near Lilburn School Road, threw the car in reverse, and jumped out while it rolled into the patrol vehicle. Hendrix took off into the woods behind Bryson Park.
That’s when Ajanovic called in his K-9, Akeema.
“He enters the woodline and I’m like let me use someone that’s a lot more qualified to track somebody in the woods,” Ajanovic said.
Akeema tracked Hendrix to a nearby street, where officers found him hiding between two cars. Inside Hendrix’s vehicle, police say they found a rifle in the trunk and nearly a pound of marijuana under the spare tire. They also recovered four THC vapes and a digital scale.
The rifle had armor-piercing rounds loaded inside.
“With body armor piercing rounds inside the weapon, it’s definitely a concern why this individual has that kind of weapon,” Ajanovic said.
Hendrix told police he panicked and ran.
Hendrix faces three felonies, including possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He’s also charged with DUI, obstruction, failure to maintain lane, and improper backing.
Hendrix is being held at the Gwinnett County Jail.
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