Two felony arrest for methamphetamine made in the Central Heights area

Jason Bridges Pct 4

     The Nacogdoches County Constable Office Precinct 4 along with the Constable Office Precinct 1 has conducted two search warrants late Friday afternoon that has resulted in two felony arrest for methamphetamine. Constable Bridges stated that two significant arrests were made in the Central Heights area.

     Bridges stated that the investigation started several months ago that was initiated in his precinct from a traffic stop that occurred in the chireno area. Our office was able to identify two suspected targets that we believe has been dealing methamphetamine in the central heights in significant amounts.

     The constable office learned through further investigation that a lot of those drugs were coming back into precinct 4 as well as other parts of the county. With the assistance of Constable William Sowell’s office, both agencies were able to monitor and conduct surveillance on two different houses in the central heights area.

     Bridges stated that his office was able to establish probable cause for a search warrant that both agencies served Friday evening. Both agencies served search warrants on residences located on Highway 259 and Fm 2664. Six grams of Crystal methamphetamine was recovered from both houses, along with several guns and other drug items and notes. Also seized was over $12,000.00 dollars in currency that has been seized by the Constable Office. Bridges stated that evidence found at the residence and investigations that we have conducted, that we certainly believe that this money has been obtained illegally through drug proceeds.

     Bridges stated that these search warrants were only phase one of a much bigger plan that the Constable Office has been working on for about the last year. We have several other drug investigations that are ongoing that we are getting close to wrapping up and several other arrest are pending. Constable Bridges stated that we try to identify the source of where these drugs are coming from. Then we try and identify there source as well. If you really want to stop the amount of drugs coming into your area, you have to be able to identify these dealers.

     These drug investigations came be very time consuming, especially for a small office like ours. Bridges praised the work of his deputies and there K-9 Miko. These investigation would just not be possibly without there dedication and commitment to all the hard work and time they put into it, while still maintaining there regular case load and investigating other numerous calls that we deal with on a daily basis.

     James Chatman 39 years of age from Nacogdoches, Texas was arrested for possession of controlled substance 3rd felony and Robin Stokes 50 years of age from Nacogdoches Texas was arrested for Possession of Controlled Substance 2nd Felony. Both subjects were booked into the Nacogdoches County Jail.