Drug arrest made in Gilmer

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On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at approximately 1208 hrs, a Gilmer County deputy stopped a black Chevrolet Silverado for speeding and window tint.

Upon making contact with the driver, Bradley James Stone, and the passenger, Henard Alexander Blackwell, the Deputy could smell an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.

A consent search of the passenger revealed a marijuana pipe that both the driver and passenger had admitted to using while driving.

A probable cause search of the vehicle by the K-9 and the Deputy revealed the following: three clear plastic ziplock style bags containing marijuana, a red set of digital scales, a green marijuana pipe, a red marijuana grinder, two vape pens with suspected liquid THC, a Kimber 1911 .45ACP, a Springfield XD-9mm, a Springfield XDS 9mm with additional ammunition.

Mr. Stone, age 28, was arrested and charged with the following: Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Felony Marijuana, Marijuana Less than an Ounce, Drug Related Objects, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime, Window Tint, Tinted Tag Frame, and Speeding.

Mr. Blackwell, age 19, was arrested and charged with the following: Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Felony Marijuana, Marijuana Less than an Ounce, Drug Related Objects, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Crime.

The Gilmer County Sheriff’s Office is filing for seizure on all three guns and the $406 in U.S. Currency.

(Photo Courtesy of Gilmer Sheriff’s Office.)

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