Drug Paraphernalia Found During Traffic Stop Friday in Lawrence County

A TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO THE DISCOVERY OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. ACCORING TO REPORTS, A DEPUTY WITH THE LAWRENCE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INITIATED THE STOP AROUND 2 AM. THE DRIVER WAS KNOWN FOR DRIVING ON A REVOKED LICENSE AND TOLD DEPUTIES HE WAS WORKING ON GETTING HIS LICENSE BACK. WHEN ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ILLEGAL, HE ADVISED POSSIBLY A GLASS PIPE BETWEEN HIS SEATS. CONSENT WAS GIVEN TO SEARCH THE VEHICLE WHICH YIELDED 5 GLASS PIPES WITH WHITE CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE INSIDE THE PIPES AND TWO SCALES WITH A WHITE CRYSTAL SUBSTANCE ON THEM. TWO CRIMINAL SUMMONS WERE ISSUED FOR BUTCH ERIC OLMSTEAD INCLUDING DRIVING WHILE LICENSE REVOKED AND UNLAWFUL DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. OLMSTEAD WAS GIVING THE UNTIL DECEMBER 17^TH TO TURN HIMSELF IN TO BE FINGERPRINTED ON THESE CHARGES AT THE LAWRENCE COUNTY JAIL.

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