Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Jasper Police arrest Lamar man on drug charge

(From the Jasper Police Department)

Possession of Controlled Substance Arrest

On Monday, May 14th, 2018 at 1200 hours, a Jasper officer initiated a traffic stop on northbound I-49 at Thorn Rd., Jasper, Missouri, on a black Pontiac passenger vehicle.

Contact was made with the driver, Thomas Rowland of Lamar. and explained to him why I had stopped him. Rowland appeared overly nervous for a traffic stop. Upon questioning Rowland about his nervousness, he admitted he had xanax in the car and did not have a prescription for them.

A search of the the vehicle was conducted. A blue plastic container with (4) round blue pills
Identified as diazapam and a 1/2 of a yellow rectangle pill identified as alprazolam were found inside the container.

All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven in a court of law.

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