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Sleeping man jailed; $12K worth of meth sized
A 69-year-old Colorado man was arrested after he was found sleeping in his vehicle which law officers found contained methamphetamine, street valued at $12,000.
Montague County Chief Deputy Jack Lawson said Deputy Matt Sawyer responded to a call for a suspicious vehicle parked near the Sunset Post Office about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Dodge Challenger had South Carolina license plates and the driver said it was a rental vehicle.
Sawyer found the driver Steven Gary Nelson asleep in the vehicle holding a torch-style lighter said Lawson. The driver reportedly told the officer he almost had a wreck the night before so he decided to stop and sleep.
“The deputy talked to him and asked if he had any drugs. At first he said no, but then said there was a small amount of THC in the vehicle. The deputy also found a small amount of marijuana and some diazapan in a baggie. When the trunk was searched Sawyer found a box with 312 grams of methamphetamine, packaged in one-ounce bags,” explained Lawson.
Nelson was arrested on complaints of manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance 200-400 grams, a first-degree felony and possession of a controlled substance less than one gram, a state jail felony. He remained in jail Thursday on $47,500 in bonds.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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