Area Coach Arrested With Crystal Meth

On Tuesday April 17, at around 6 p.m., Members of the Westside Narcotics Task Force (HIDTA) executed an arrest warrant in Wharton County.

Task Force Officers located and arrested Steven Marshall, 52, at a residence located in the 400 Blk of Heights Ave in El Campo. Marshall was charged with Manufacture and / or Delivery of a Controlled Substance (4 grams to 200 grams).

Suspected crystal methamphetamine was seized during the investigation. Marshall was arrested and transported to the Colorado County Jail without incident.

The investigation began when Task Force Officers received information that an area high school coach identified as Marshall was trafficking narcotics in the Colorado County area. During the investigation Task Force Officer’s learned that Marshall was employed as a coach at the Louise ISD High School.

He is also a former La Grange and Giddings coach.

The investigation is ongoing with the possibility of more charges being filed. The Colorado County Attorney’s Office and the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office were part of the investigation. The Westside Narcotics Task Force covers four counties and is comprised of investigators from the Austin County Sheriff’s Office, Bellville PD, Sealy PD, Hempstead PD, Waller County Sheriff’s Office, Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado County Sheriff’s Office, and the US Drug Enforcement Administration.