Tallahassee school official arrested in Franklin County on drug charges

A Tallahassee man was arrested Friday after a traffic stop in Lanark Village and is now facing numerous drug charges.

Paul W. Byrd jr. of Tallahassee was arrested during a traffic stop after a K-9 unit gave a positive alert for the odor of narcotics.

Deputies searched Mister Byrd’s Chevrolet truck and found nearly 32 grams of cocaine as well as 8 different types of prescription medications including Dilaudid, Oxycodone, Xanax and Darvocet.

Deputies also found a set of digital scales in the truck and over 1600 dollars in cash.

Mister Byrd was taken to the Franklin county jail and now faces charges of trafficking in a controlled substance for the cocaine as well as 8 counts of possession of a controlled substance for the prescription medication.

Byrd was the Assistant Superintendent for maintenance and transportation with the Leon County school district – he resigned from the position after his arrest.

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