A few hours after midnight on Sunday, Bourbon Police Officer Adam Kraning conducted a traffic stop on south Main Street at 13th Trail, according to a media advisory.
In a police report written by Kraning, he said he stopped driver Jared Whitfield for traffic and vehicle violations shortly before 2:30 a.m. The officer said that while speaking with Whitfield he smelled the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from the vehicle and the driver’s breathe.
Officer Kraning reported that a field sobriety test and a preliminary breath test were performed, at which point he determined Whitfield had alcohol in his system. A PBT was also administered to the front seat passenger Shawnee Smalley and she was allegedly found to have alcohol in her system as well.
Kraning wrote that that while speaking with the rear passenger, Jacob Mcvey, he detected the odor of marijuana. During his investigation, Kraning discovered drug paraphernalia and raw marijuana, according the report.
Officer Kraning indicated that Mcvey was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia while Smalley and Whitfield face charges of minor consumption, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. All of the accused were lodge in the Marshall County Jail where they were given a court date of December 12th. They were given a bond of $505 each.
