LA GRANGE — Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reported that on April 1, at approximately 10:54 p.m., Deputy Josh Jones initiated a traffic stop on a passenger car on State Highway 71 west of La Grange, for speeding over 20 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.
Contact was made with the driver, and several criminal indicators were present during the interaction. When asked, the driver denied consent to search the vehicle. Schulenburg Police Officer Byron Powe and his K9 partner, Semper, were called. Semper positively alerted to the odor/ presence of narcotics located inside the vehicle.
A subsequent search was conducted and Jones located and recovered approximately 18.42 grams of Psilocybin mushrooms; four packages of vape pens, each containing 2 grams of THC oil; 1.553 ounces of marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials, and other drug paraphernalia.
Arrested and charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana was Gerber Josue Martinez, 21, of Houston.
He was transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center in La Grange, where he was booked without incident. FCSO expresses their thanks to the Schulenburg Police Department for their assistance.
