By KALIN KROHE
Panhandle Post
During the early morning hours of March 30 Chadron Police Sgt. Stolley was conducting checks of local businesses in Chadron, when she came upon a suspicious vehicle parked along side a business in the alley of the 200 block of Main Street.
Sgt. Stolley exited her patrol vehicle to see what was happening and came across a male in the driver’s seat, passed out.
The driver’s side window was cracked and Sgt. Stolley could smell the odor of raw marijuana coming from within the vehicle.
Sgt. Stolley called for another officer to assist her and Officer Deines responded to the scene. She awakened the driver and identified the driver as 33-year-old Allen D. Powley of Rogue River Oregon.
"Sgt. Stolley and Officer Deines searched the motor vehicle Powley was located in and as a result seized over 10 pounds of marijuana, including THC wax and hash," Chadron Police Chief Rick Hickstein said. "Also located during the search was approximately a gram of suspected heroin, residue amounts of methamphetamine...and several items of drug paraphernalia to include digital scales and plastic bags."
Powley was placed under arrest and transported to the Chadron Police Department.
"Sgt. Stolley applied for and obtained a search warrant to seize the vehicle Powley had been driving," Hickstein said. "Upon receipt of the search warrant, the vehicle was searched further and items related to the rental papers of the vehicle and other items of drug paraphernalia were seized."
Later, Powley was taken to the Chadron Community Hospital for medical clearance and then transported to the Dawes County Jail.
Powley was charged with Possession of Marijuana over 1 pound (Class IV Felony), Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Distribute (Class IIA Felony), Possession of Heroin (Class IV Felony), Possession of Oxycodone (Class IV Felony), Possession of Methamphetamine (Class IV Felony), and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (infraction).
Bond was set at 10% of $100,000.