Hunter
10/11/22
A Texas man has been charged with OWI and drug possession after he was stopped for speeding early Sunday morning.
Police conducted the stop in the 300 block of East Burlington Street just before 12:30 am. 26-year-old Cristian Sanchez of Houston was in a Honda Pilot and stopped for excessive speed. According to the arrest report, the inside of the vehicle had the odor of raw marijuana. A probable cause search reportedly turned up nearly 400 grams of the drug as well as a pipe with burnt marijuana residue.
Sanchez was charged with Marijuana Possession, Failure to Affix Drug Stamp, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and OWI 1st Offense. If convicted on all counts, he could be sentenced to up to over seven years in prison.