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
D52012
March 1, 2012

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


On February 28, 2012, at approximately 1:17 p.m., an eastbound Freightliner, conventional, tractor-trailer truck was stopped for a commercial motor vehicle compliance check by a commercial vehicle officer on Interstate 44, near the 84-mile marker, in Greene County. Due to the suspicious circumstances discovered during the traffic stop, officers on scene obtained consent to search the vehicle. A roadside search revealed several boxes of marijuana, weighing approximately 678 pounds, located inside the trailer.

The driver, Christopher P. Williams, of Riley, North Carolina, and the passenger, Junior Jwaan Madden, of Glenside, Pennsylvania, were arrested for first degree drug trafficking and transported to the Greene County Sheriff's Office.

The charges for which the above individuals were 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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