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Man arrested on drug charges after Beulah crash

David Gray of South Dakota has been charged with multiple drug-related felonies after marijuana and TCH was found in his vehicle when it crashed into the Stateline Station in Beulah.

On August 12 at around 9:35 a.m., a Crook County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched in response to reports that a blue vehicle had crashed in Beulah. No injuries had been reported.

The deputy reports arriving to find five people outside the building and the vehicle parked in a parking spot. When the deputy asked who had been driving, he was allegedly directed to a 15-year-old female.

The deputy reviewed the insurance information of the vehicle owner, David Gray, and then approached the vehicle. As he did so, he allegedly detected the strong odor of suspected raw marijuana from within the vehicle.

The deputy reports that he advised Gray, his female passenger and the 15-year-old female to sit on the sidewalk and requested a back-up officer. He then conducted a search of all three and separated them.

The deputy then performed a search of the vehicle with the assistance of a second deputy, who had now arrived on scene.

He allegedly located multiple loose THC vape pen cartridges and marijuana cigarette butts, as well as a bag belonging to Gray containing three large black plastic bags, in each of which was a large amount of suspected marijuana, and a tote containing multiple plastic baggies of suspected marijuana.

The deputy also allegedly located a small black case containing three rubber containers of wax substance that was consistent with marijuana wax, as well as a container of edible THC in the form of “Nutty Balls.”

In the front of the vehicle, the deputy allegedly located a bag containing multiple stacks of dollar bills separated by paper clips, as well as additional cash. The total cash counted was $666.

Gray has been charged with a felony count of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, carrying a maximum penalty of ten years of incarceration, a $10,000 fine or both; a felony count of possession of marijuana, carrying a maximum penalty of five years of incarceration, a $5000 fine or both; and a felony count of possession of THC, third or subsequent offense (with known convictions in South Dakota in 2005), carrying a maximum penalty of five years of incarceration, a $5000 fine or both.

 
 
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