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Howard County Deputy Travis Turner and his K-9, Kilo, proudly display the 62 pounds of suspected marijuana and $8,250 in cash they confiscated during a traffic stop Sunday evening.
BRYAN MCJUNKINS
Howard County Sheriff
MINERAL SPRINGS – Deputy
Travis Turner stopped a
car driven by Joseph Sauls III (34-years-old, of Nashville)
on State Highway 355 –
just south of Mineral Springs
Sunday evening for a traffic
violation. Sauls’ father (Joseph Sauls Jr., 58-years-old of Kansas)
was the passenger
in Sauls’ car. Turner was
assisted by Howard County
Jailer/Reserve Deputy Kevin
Rodgers, who was riding
with Turner at the time of
the stop. Turner smelled an
odor coming from the car
and Sauls that lead Turner
to suspect they had been drinking. Turner then noticed
a very strong odor of unburned marijuana coming from
inside the car.
Turner searched the car with the Sauls Jr. and Sauls III
outside the car. Turner handcuffed Sauls Jr. during this
search. As Turner’s search near the trunk area of the car
(behind the back seats) Sauls III ran away from the traffic
stop while still handcuffed. Turner caught Sauls III quickly
and walked him back to Turner’s patrol car. Turner found
several trash bags along with duffle bags and backpacks in
the trunk of Sauls’ car. Turner also found a large amount of
cash in the front console of Sauls’ car ($8,250). Inside the
bags in the trunk were approximately (62 pounds of processed
marijuana, compacted into bricks or small bales).
Sauls Jr. and Sauls III were arrested and transported to
jail. The Sheriff’s Office seized the car, driven by Sauls III,
the cash, and the drugs.
The two were arrested for Possession of Controlled
Substance (Marijuana) with the purpose to deliver; and
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. No bond has been set
at the time of this press release. The two are expected to
have a court appearance in Howard County Circuit Court
Wed. Jan. 6.