On Tuesday, Aug. 2 shortly after midnight, Officer Taylor Fletcher stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of Garmon Drive. Officer Fletcher could smell an odor of marijuana in the vehicle.
The driver admitted to having 2 marijuana cigarettes. Officer Fletcher then searched the vehicle where he located 14.9 lbs of marijuana packed in a duffle bag and a vape vial that contained THC.
The driver, Forrest Warren Stevens, was arrested for possession of marijuana over 5 lbs, under 50 lbs., a third degree felony, and possession of controlled substance under gram, a state jail felony. Stevens was taken to the Brown County Jail.
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On Monday, Aug. 1 officers responded to a motel in the 600 block of Early Blvd. regarding a domestic disturbance call. While investigating the domestic call officers could smell marijuana on the male subject. After questioning the male, a small bag of marijuana was found in his pocket. Jacquez Tyrun Owens was placed under arrest for possession of marijuana. No charges were filed for the domestic disturbance.