Teen Takes Fall for Drugs Found in Car, Lands in Jail

A 17-year-old San Angelo man was arrested early Monday morning after officers located drugs in a car he was a passenger in during a traffic stop. 

According to police, Officer Charles Barker initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1200 block of June Lane on Monday morning at approximately 1:50, when he learned that the driver, 19-year-old Joshua Allen Ramirez had a suspended license. After detecting the smell of weed emanating from the vehicle, Barker conducted a probable cause search and located less than two ounces of marijuana, less than four grams of meth, a pipe and a hydrocodone pill. 

Justin Ray Ramirez, 17, claimed the drugs and paraphernalia and was transported to the county jail for pot possession, drug possession, possession of a dangerous drug and possession of drug paraphernalia. The driver, Joshua Ramirez, was booked for driving while license invalid with a previous conviction and a defective taillight.

In total, 25 people were booked into the county jail on Monday, three of whom were charged with public intoxication, and another two charged with assault and theft. Twenty-six inmates were released on Monday.