Special to The News
On Monday, Nov. 19,
:Lloyd
Dwight
Stephens,
: 48, of
times in the past for pos-
session charges. After
more Conversation,
Chatfield
was sen- the passenger seat, but
:tenced to Stephens kept some in his hand.
five years Robei~Son eventually
in the Texas Department of asked for consent to search
:Criminal Justice for pos- the vehicle. After some
session of methampheta- hesitation Stephens agreed
: mine. Judge Mark Cal- bet stated that he needed to
boon of the 3rd Judicial get some money that he
District Court sentenced had dropped on the floor-
Stephens after he pleaded board. After reaching
guilty to the charge as well down on the floorboard
as a tampering with evi- with his left hand, Robert-
. dence charge which car- son shined his flashlight on
: fled an 18-month state jail the area Stephens reached
"semence. and noticed a partially
Stephens was arrested in chewed plastic baggie with
January this year after white residue inside still
: being pulled over by Hen- wet with saliva. Robertson
:derson County Sheriff's then read Stephens his
: Deputy David Robertson rights and questioned him
:for a traffic violation, about the baggie. After
Deputy Robertson stopped questioning, Stephens ad-
:Stephens in front of the mitted it contained
: Brookshire's in Seven methamphetamine.
:Points on State Highway Robertson then arrested
i 274. According to the po- Stephens for possession of
- lice report, as Robertson a controlled substance and
: was approachingtampering with evidence.
Stephens' vehicle on foot McKee praised the work
to issue the citation, of Robertson and Hender-
Stephens appeared very son County Sheriff Ray
nervous and was clutching Nutt for his work in identi-
Robertson asked Stephens
to empty his left hand.
Stephens did place some
items from his left hand on
something in his left hand fying those fliat possess or
Robertson also noticed distribute narcotics,
Several empty pl~tic bag- "ShefiffNutt told the cit:
gies as Stephens was re= izens when hewas elected
trieving his wallet. As that all officers would
Stephens was getti~g his ::~,grk narcotics and he has
license from his wallet he stayed ti~UE to his word,"
kept his le~f~* hand said McKee. "This was a
clenched. Robertson then simple traffic stop that led
began questioning to a parolee charged with
Stephens about his crimi- and Successfully prosecut-
nal history and learned that ed for possession of mete
he was on parole and had This was just good old-
been arrested numerous fashioned police work."
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