Smithville Police recently pulled over a man for a traffic violation and discovered he was in possession of some meth that he may have intended to sell.
39 year old Brandon Lee Starnes was arrested on Wednesday, January 4 for possession of a schedule II drug for resale. He was also cited for driving with an expired license. His bond is $35,000.
Police spotted Starnes operating a motor vehicle. Knowing that Starnes’ license is expired, an officer pulled him over. When Starnes got out of his vehicle, he handed over to the officer about seven grams of methamphetamine he had produced from a black pouch. The officer then asked Starnes to turn over the pouch. Inside the pouch, police found approximately 12 grams of methamphetamine along with several individual baggies. A search of Starnes’ vehicle also turned up a set of digital scales in the glove box and several individual baggies that matched those which held the meth.
Meanwhile, 41 year old Gregory Michael Patton was cited on Thursday, January 5 for three counts of simple possession.
Police were called to do a welfare check on someone found asleep in a vehicle. An officer arrived and found Patton in the automobile. After asking him to step out of the vehicle, the officer saw Patton trying to hide something in his shoe. Found in his shoe was a vial containing 11 pills believed to be xanax and 2 ½ pills thought to be Subutext for which he had no prescription. Police also found on Patton less than a gram of methamphetamine.
39 year old Andy J. Certain was cited for simple possession on Friday, January 6. His court date is January 26. According to police. Certain was a passenger in a vehicle that had been pulled over for a traffic stop. Before the vehicle stopped, the officer saw Certain throw something out the passenger window. After obtaining consent to search, the officer found 0.4 grams of methamphetamine on the passenger seat where Certain had been sitting.
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