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Traffic stop leads to arrests
Speeding couple also had marijuana, Lortabs in vehicle
Published Friday, July 10, 2009
A quick trip down U.S. Hwy. 331 turned into a quick stay at the Covington County Jail for a Limestone County couple after sheriff’s deputies discovered drugs and more than $6,000 in cash inside the couple’s vehicle during a traffic stop Thursday.
Chief Deputy David Anderson of the Covington County Sheriff’s Office said the vehicle was stopped by deputies working as part of an overtime traffic blitz sponsored by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs grant.
“Deputy Kirk Dusek stopped the vehicle for running in excess of 100 miles per hour,” Anderson said. “During the stop, the deputy noticed that the driver had a bulge in his front pocket and was questioned about weapons on his person. The driver stated he had a pocketknife in his right front pocket.
“When the deputy removed the knife for officer safety, he also removed a money clip full of $20 bills,” he said. “From (the driver’s) left pocket, the deputy also removed an unlabeled bottle of Lortab 7.5 pills.”
A search of the vehicle uncovered more cash and drugs, Anderson said.
“(Deputies found) a bottle of pills believed to be Xanax and Lortabs,” he said. “They also recovered another money clip of $100 bills. In the back seat floorboard was a bowl of loose marijuana, rolling papers, a marijuana grinder and two marijuana joints.”
All-in-all, deputies recovered and seized $6,110 in cash from the vehicle.
Those arrested were the driver, Lance Campbell, 30, and Charlene Appleton, 35, both from Elkmont, Ala. Each was charged with possession of a controlled substance, first-degree possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia and booked into the Covington County Jail under a $23,000 bond.
Anderson said both Campbell and Appleton have prior drug charges.
Assisting in the arrest were agents with the Drug Task Force.
Deputies will be continuing patrolling through tonight under the ADECA overtime grant.
Comments
Posted by Ineedtobeheard (anonymous) on July 11, 2009 at 7:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Tsk, Tsk, Tsk....folks are gonna learn! You think!
Posted by roscopcoltrane (anonymous) on July 11, 2009 at 11:43 a.m. (Suggest removal)
They deserve to be caught and arrested for anything illegal they had, Anyone driving that fast with illegal drugs in the car is plain stupid. Im not condoning drug use but what they had was more or less baby sh** compaired to meth or cocaine. Now the dumb a**es have drug charges against them, their money taken, a visit to the blue roof inn and a wrecker/storage free. I believe if an adult wants to smoke a joint or the "puff puff pass" method alone or in privacy with some friends is fine, as long as no kids are around! I never have tried any drugs and dont want to, but if I had any in my car i wouldnt be driving over 100 mph taking a big chance of getting stopped. "Stupid is as stupid does"
Posted by silver (anonymous) on July 11, 2009 at noon (Suggest removal)
I agree with the writer of post number two. Anyone driving 100 miles per hour should spend time in the pokey and forced to take driving lessons. Probably drugs of some kind caused this reckless act because a person with good common sense knows better to drive this way. Too many things can go wrong and at that speed a person with impaired mental judgement cannot do anything to overcome any mistakes in judgement.
Posted by memorex (anonymous) on July 12, 2009 at 1:52 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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Posted by hammer1 (anonymous) on July 13, 2009 at 8:46 a.m. (Suggest removal)
GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Jama (anonymous) on July 13, 2009 at 5:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Oh wow, what morons!
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