The West Fork Police Department states Robert Kenneth Barber, Jr. is now in the Washington County Jail.

West Fork Police say Barber escaped police custody Friday following a traffic stop.

According to a police report, a Fayetteville police officer pulled over a car on M.L.K. Jr Blvd. and Shiloh Dr. Saturday night for a traffic stop.

Inside the car, they found several passengers including Barber. They also found a handgun that was loaded with a full magazine inside, but the weapon did not have a round chambered.

Barber was arrested and taken into custody.