Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Drug Arrests Made

Two Texas men and one from Arkansas were arrested Friday on drug charges after being stopped for speeding.

According to Arkansas State Police Sgt. Cleve Barfield, Cpl. Tim Land and Trooper Jana Cordes were working radar on Interstate 30 in Nevada County when they clocked a 1995 Chevy Suburban doing 93 miles per hour as it traveled east.

The officers stopped the vehicle near the 53 mile marker, near the Nevada-Clark county line, on the speeding infraction, but subsequent investigation led the officers to believe there was more than speeding going on.

The obtained permission to conduct a search and found about an ounce of crack cocaine with a street value of approximately $2,000, along with a small amount of marijuana.

Joe Bowser, 29, of Austin, Texas, was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

Walter L. Nevil, 30, of Augusta, Ark., was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, while Charles R. Green, 26, of Austin, was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana.

It was also learned the vehicle they were in had been rented.