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An Atmore man was arrested Sept. 19 on drug and resisting arrest charges, according to officials.

Atmore Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Darrell McMann said in a release that John Dixon, 59, was arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest.

McMann said at approximately 10:10 p.m. on the day of arrest, APD officers were assisting Alabama State Troopers with a driver license checkpoint on Jack Springs Road.

“One of officers stopped and contacted a vehicle driven by John Dixon, age 59, of Atmore,” McMann said. “During the officer’s interaction with Dixon, the officer observed narcotics in plain view. The officers requested Dixon to exit the vehicle to conduct a probable cause search.”

McMann said Dixon refused to comply with the officers’ commands, and was taken into custody after a brief struggle to gain control of him.

“During the search the officers discovered nearly 12 grams of a white rock substance that field tested positive for crack cocaine, over 5 grams of synthetic cannabis (spice) and other items that are used to ingest narcotics,” he said.

Dixon was transported to the Escambia County Detention Center in Brewton.