October 2, 2013
Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram
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Alva man faces drug charge By Marione Martin An Alva man was stopped in Alfalfa County for not having visible lighting on his trailer. He was later charged with drug possession. According to court records, on Sept. 23 Alfalfa County Deputy Sheriff Blake Trekell noticed an orange Ford pickup pulling a trailer with another pickup on the trailer that was parked at a residence in Carmen. Trekell continued on patrol and later saw the vehicle leaving town with no lights on the trailer. The lights on the pickup pulling the trailer were not visible, and there was no reflective material on the trailer. Trekell activated his emergency lights and caught up with the vehicle about a mile south of Carmen on SH 45. The driver was identified as Chad William Johnson, 36, of Alva. Trekell asked for his driver’s license and insurance and asked him to have a seat in his patrol vehicle. While waiting for dispatch to return information on the driver’s license, Trekell looked up Johnson’s criminal history and saw he had previous CDS charges in Woods County in 2011. Johnson told Trekell he was traveling from Arkansas where he and his brother had been visiting his mother, and he was headed to Alva. Johnson seemed not to remember who he had been visiting in Carmen until Trekell asked him specifically. He then said he stopped at the home of a co-worker to get a Dr. Pepper. Trekell asked Johnson if there was anything in his vehicle a narcotics detection K-9 would alert on, and he sat silently. Trekell asked if there was anything illegal in his vehicle, and he said there was a pipe used to smoke marijuana in the armrest compartment in the center of the front seat. Trekell said he was going to retrieve the pipe and
asked if he would find anything else in the vehicle. Johnson said there was some marijuana with the pipe and they were in the compartment above the rear view mirror. Trekell found a small brass-colored pipe with the odor of marijuana as well as a lighter and a small container with a green leafy substance that later field tested positive for marijuana. He also found a small screen similar to one placed
inside a marijuana smoking device and a device commonly called a “one hitter” in a compartment on the driver’s side door. He also found two sockets taped together containing a burnt residue located in the glove compartment. Johnson was placed under arrest and taken to the Alfalfa County Jail. On Sept. 24 he was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, a misdemeanor.
From left to right, Haley Blewitt and Cameron Weaver, Braden Seaman and Ami Adkisson, and Jacob Henderson and Kelsey Castle.
Timberlake homecoming Oct. 4 The 2013 Timberlake Football Homecoming Queen candidates are Ami Adkisson, Haley Blewitt and Kelsey Castle. The King candidates are Jacob Henderson, Braden Seaman and Cameron Weaver. Timberlake will host Life Christian
Academy of Choctaw on Friday, Oct. 4. The homecoming coronation will begin at 6:45 p.m. and the game will start at 7:30 p.m. The Tiger cheerleaders will host a community wide pep rally at 2 p.m., in downtown Helena, on Oct. 4.