On Sunday, December 28, at approximately 11:05 A.M., Officer Les McFarland stopped 34 year old William A. Ferguson of Hamlet for driving while suspended with a prior offense in the area of US 30 and Oak Road. During the traffic stop, Officer McFarland located what he believed to be a marijuana pipe, marijuana drug paraphernalia along with a substance believed to be crystal methamphetamine, under 3 grams.
Robert Ochoa, age 19 from Hamlet, a passenger in the vehicle and William A. Ferguson were arrested and booked into the Marshall County Jail.
Ochoa was booked for possession of methamphetamine with a $1,505 cash bond while Ferguson was charged with possession of methamphetamine and driving while suspended with a prior and held on a $3,005 cash bond.
A case report will be completed and forwarded to the Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office for review and formal charges being filed.
Listeners and readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.
