News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Dale H. Moreland
(573) 840-9500
E031913
April 20, 2009

EMPHASIS: Traffic Stop On Interstate 55 Results In Drug Arrest



On April 14, 2009, at approximately 3:20 p.m., a member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol stopped a 2008 Ford Focus traveling north on Interstate 55 in New Madrid County for a traffic violation.
The driver, Karlos D. Moody, 24, of Park Hills, Missouri, was stopped for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop, the trooper smelled burnt marijuana, and asked for permission to search the vehicle. Permission was refused. A Sikeston Department of Public Safety K-9 responded to the scene and gave a positive indication for drugs in the vehicle. Moody was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute, and taken to the New Madrid County Jail.
The charges for which Moody was arrested are mere accusation and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.


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