Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest

Fayette County Sheriff Keith Korenek reports on Saturday, July 24 around 1 a.m. Deputy Seth Nagel conducted a traffic stop on State Hwy. 71 westbound near FM 955 on a 2013 Kia for a traffic violation. As Nagel approached the male driver the odor of marijuana was detected coming from the vehicle. A probable cause search of the vehicle was conducted and the driver admitted to marijuana being in a travel bag. Nagel located two large bags of marijuana, three smaller packages of marijuana, blunts, and a grinder that contained multiple buds. 24-year-old Christopher Anthony Joseph of Baytown was arrested and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center and charged with felony possession of marijuana.