Columbus police used a Taser to subdue a man they say tried to walk away from a traffic stop last night.

35-year-old Melvin G. Foree of Columbus is facing charges of resisting law enforcement as well as possession of both methamphetamine and a legend drug injection device. He was also wanted on a parole warrant.

The incident happened at just before midnight, when a Columbus police officer noticed that a car was driving with another vehicle’s license plate near Sycamore and 12th Streets. While the officer spoke to the vehicle’s occupants, Foree, who was in the back seat, tried to leave the scene, first walking away and then running between houses, says Lt. Matt Harris, spokesman for the police.

Police say Foree would not stop and was shocked with the Taser to take him into custody. A search of the vehicle allegedly found a syringe with methamphetamine in the vehicle where he had been sitting.