An East Texas man faces charges of failing to register as a sex offender and drug possession after a deputies’ vehicle stop revealed meth and marijuana.
HOUSTON COUNTY, Texas — An East Texas sex offender accused of failing to register and having drugs was arrested on Sunday in Houston County.
According to the Houston County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle blocking the roadway on County Road 4015 but there was no driver. Another vehicle showed up and dropped off the owner.
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Officials say that deputies noticed a strong odor of marijuana as the man got out of the vehicle. Further inspection found suspected marijuana hidden in a silver canteen. A search of that canteen found a baggie with a clear, crystal-like substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine, the sheriff’s office said.
He was also identified as a registered sex offender, who had not been registered his vehicle on the sex offender registry as required by law for seven months.
He is charged with failure to comply sex offender registration life/annually enhanced because of previous convictions for violating the statute. He was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a controlled substance, the sheriff’s office said.