Two 17-year-olds from Fenton were arrested in Arnold for alleged possession of a large amount of illegal drugs and two guns. The men were arrested about 10:30 a.m. Aug. 14, after an Arnold Police officer pulled over their car because it didn’t have license plates, Lt. Tom Leassner reported.
The officer stopped the 2009 Pontiac G6 in the 2000 block of Key West Drive. The driver only had a learner’s permit and the passenger did not have a license, the report said.
The officer saw the passenger holding a bag after pulling over the car and called for a police dog to check the car. The K-9 indicated there were drugs in the vehicle, according to the report.
On the driver-side floorboard, the officer allegedly found a digital scale and three plastic bags containing a white powder believed to be a controlled substance. She also allegedly found empty sandwich bags, a digital scale, a pill bottle with white powder inside, a bag with 11 9 mm bullets, a 9 mm Smith and Wesson gun and a 9 mm Kahr gun on the passenger-side floorboard, the report said.
In addition, loose bullets reportedly were found in the glove box, and an empty gun cartridge was found on the back seat. The driver had $620 in cash in his wallet, and the passenger allegedly had $291 in cash and $1,280 in fake movie theater money in his wallet, according to the report.
The passenger was wanted on an outstanding warrants from the Arnold Police for possession of marijuana and on a warrant from the St. Louis County Police Department, Leassner said. The men were arrested and taken to the Police Station, where they were booked.
Depending on results from the drug analysis, Arnold Police will seek charges against the driver through the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for driving without a license, failure to have license plates, possession of a controlled substance, distributing and manufacturing a controlled substance, and unlawful use of weapon. Police will seek charges against the passenger through the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for possession of a controlled substance, distributing and manufacturing a controlled substance, and unlawful use of weapon, Leassner said.