CONTACT: Lt. Dan Taravella
936-559-2610
Officers with the Nacogdoches Police Department arrested two individuals after a traffic stop early Thursday morning.
An NPD K9 officer stopped a 2000 Coachman Motor Home in the 1700 block of SW Stallings Dr for a vehicle equipment violation.
After inconsistent stories between the two occupants concerning their travels and the discovery of a protective order violation on the driver, officers arrested Marcus Rigney, 31, of Louisville, KY. Three weapons were discovered in the vehicle, an AR-15 rifle, an SKS rifle and a shotgun, against the terms of the active protective order.
A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed 61 lbs of marijuana, 2 oz of cocaine and $5,335 cash.
The estimated street value of the seized drugs is over $84,000.00.
Rigney was charged with Possession of Marijuana (Felony 2), Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Felony 1) and Violation of a Protective Order (Misdemeanor A).
Passenger, Ashley Braden, 29, also of Louisville, KY was also arrested for Possession of Marijuana (Felony 2) and Delivery of a Controlled Substance (Felony 1). Both were released to the custody of the Nacogdoches County Jail.
