An Augusta man is facing drug charges after a traffic stop on S.C. 118 early Wednesday morning, according to the Aiken County Sheriff's Office.
Anthony Cantwell, 28, was arrested after a traffic stop at 2:13 a.m. was initiated because Cantwell's vehicle did not have headlights on, according to reports.
Deputies followed the vehicle from American Hearth Inn on U.S. Highway 1 and headed south towards Aiken, police said.
During the stop, deputies ran the information given to them by the driver when he drove off at a high rate of speed, according to reports.
The chase ended at 3845 Richland Ave. where the vehicle struck a fence and went through it.
The vehicle was unoccupied but was still moving and was wedged against the steel framing of an air conditioning unit of the building on the driver's side, according to reports.
Deputies pursued Cantwell to the American Hearth Inn and found him in a room where he was taken into custody, police said.
Deputies found he had outstanding warrants from several agencies, according to reports. A witness told deputies Cantwell had been using methamphetamine in the hotel room and consented a search of the room, according to the report.
A substance was located inside a black eyeglass case that was thought to be methamphetamine, according to police.
Cantwell was placed in the Aiken County detention center where he remained Wednesday morning.