A 19-year-old man was arrested after rolling a 2003 Chevy pickup shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday.

Deputies and firefighters responded to a one-vehicle rollover on Roany Road. The driver, the 19-year-old, and the passenger, a 21-year-old man, had gotten out of the truck by the time deputies arrived. Witnesses saw the two run away from the crash and stand near a tree, said Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds.

The crash investigation revealed that the 19-year-old had been texting leading up to the rollover. Deputies found suspected THC wax, a marijuana grinder and marijuana in the truck.

They also found a Glock in the tree the two had been standing next to. The passenger was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries, Reynolds said.

The driver was arrested for possession of THC wax, nicotine

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