MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D032014
March 6, 2014

EMPHASIS: Troop D: Traffic Stop Leads To Drug Seizure In Greene County


On March 5, 2014, at approximately 2:12 p.m., a state trooper stopped an eastbound 2013 Dodge Dart for following another vehicle within an unsafe distance, at the 83-mile marker of Interstate 44, in Greene County. Suspicious circumstances led to the trooper requesting and receiving consent to search the vehicle. The search revealed approximately 30 pounds of marijuana, approximately 200 dosage units of ecstasy, and a stolen handgun located inside two duffle bags in the trunk of the vehicle.

The driver, Shanta D. Scott, 36, of Houston, TX, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance-marijuana, possession of a controlled substance-ecstasy, and unlawful use of a weapon. She was transported to Greene County Sheriff's Office in Springfield, MO.

The charges for which the above person was arrested are mere accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the above charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.


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