Hidden Drugs, Gun Found in Schulenburg

During a traffic stop for speeding near Schulenburg early Sunday morning, Jan. 31, Deputy Rick Bohlmann approached a vehicle occupied by three males and detected a strong odor of burned marijuana.

The trio admitted to smoking marijuana earlier, but claimed they had none in their possession. Bohlmann conducted a search which revealed almost an ounce of marijuana hidden in the wiring of a small console compartment. Once the marijuana was removed it revealed a large .45 caliber semi-automatic handgun hidden in the same area. One passenger claimed sole possession of both the drugs and the unlawful handgun. The driver and a 14-year-old passenger were released at the scene.

Arrested and charged with Possession of Marijuana and Unlawfully Carrying a Handgun was 19-year-old Jesus Javier Mora-Cornegoo of New Braunfels.

Standing in Highway

On Monday, Feb. 1, around 8 p.m. the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a male subject standing in the middle of the road on US Hwy 90 near FM 1579.

Schulenburg Officers Tobey McFadden and Rusty Roggenkamp responded to the scene along with Deputy Casey Thumann. Upon arrival they found a man sitting in his vehicle with the driver’s door open. The subject had slurred speech and was unsteady on his feet. He was arrested for Possession of a Controlled substance when officers located pills and cigarettes that contained an illegal substance in the vehicle. Arrested and transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center was 36-year-old Clarence Irving from Schulenburg.