Shamel Abdul Bey

A routine traffic stop in Carnegie today turned up nearly $10,000, a handgun, and approximately 76 grams of suspected cocaine.

The suspect, Shamel Abdul Bey, 38, of Scott, was stopped in his car after he made a sudden turn without signaling, said Carnegie Police Chief Jeffrey Harbin.

Mr. Bey did not have a driver's license and was accompanied by an intoxicated passenger, Chief Harbin said.

During an inventory of the car, the officers found a small piece of suspected "rock cocaine"

At that point, Mr. Bey tried to run from the scene, Chief Harbin said. After a short chase, Mr. Bey fell and the police officer told him to show his hands. When he did not, the officer used a Taser on him. Officers found that Mr. Bey had a handgun underneath him on the ground.

Cash, guns and suspected drugs seized.

Mr. Bey has been charged with possession of a controlled substance among other offenses. In addition, he is a convicted felon and was not supposed to have a gun, according to a police release.

Chief Harbin said that the use of a Taser was standard procedure in a situation like this.

"We obviously have a Taser policy, and in this particular case it was the fact that the suspect was fleeing the crime," he said. "He would not obey the officer's commands, so he was tased in order for the officers to get control of him."

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