𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄
This afternoon, officers from the Oskaloosa Police Department conducted a vehicle stop in the 600 block of S 7th St. A K-9 alert led to a vehicle search, resulting in the recovery of drug paraphernalia, an amount of suspected methamphetamine, two firearms, and a box of ammunition.
The driver, Gerald Knox (57), of Bussey, was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance 3rd (felony), Possession of drug paraphernalia, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm (felony). He was additionally cited for Failure to Provide Proof of Financial Liability.
𝑰𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚.
