Traffic stop leads to drug arrest near Chandler

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office report: An early morning traffic violation led to a Deputy to arrest a man with methamphetamines and a pipe used to smoke the contraband.

From the Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page:

Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse today said an early morning traffic violation led to a Deputy to arrest a man with methamphetamines and a pipe used to smoke the contraband.

Trinity Driver, 28, of Arp was stopped around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday traveling north on FM 315 south of Chandler.

Deputy William Thornton was patrolling the area when he noticed Driver commit a traffic violation. He stopped the suspect, removed him from the vehicle and checked him for weapons.

The Deputy then discovered a glass pipe commonly used to inhale illegal narcotics and a plastic baggie hidden in cigarette pack containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine.

“This is another case where our team is always on the lookout for the unusual,” Hillhouse. “Driving around this County in the dark of night carrying illegal drugs is a sure way to find yourself waking up in our jail.”

Driver was charged with a state jail felony for possession.

He faces up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine.

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