43-year-old Shawn Watson was charged with possession of meth, Xanax, and drug paraphernalia, as well as theft of a vehicle, and theft of a handgun after being pulled over for a broken taillight and the cops found the car to be stolen.
On October 17th, Memphis Police Officer Carter pulled Shawn Watson over between I240 West and Airways Boulevard for a tail light being out. When Carter made contact with Watson, he searched his name in the system and discovered that he had a warrant for theft of property in September.
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After officers detained Watson they ran the tags of the 1992 Jeep Wrangler he was driving and discovered it was stolen. Officers proceeded to search Watson’s person and found a large amount of money that was identified to be $9,037 and a clear plastic baggy with methamphetamine in a fanny pack. Inside the vehicle, officers found a zip-up bag with a brick of 517.3 grams of meth inside and a backpack with several small plastic baggies also containing meth. The police also discovered three black vape pens, several digital scales, glass pipes, and one Xanax pill. A Taurus G2C 9mm and a Glock-17 9mm, which was reportedly stolen in July from a vehicle in Memphis, were found during the search of the Jeep. The stolen vehicle was valued at $1891 by Kelly Blue Book and Watson was discovered to be a convicted felon.
Shawn Watson was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamine, Xanax, drug paraphernalia, a firearm during a felony as well as two counts of theft of property, and felon possessing a handgun. He was released on a $300,500 bond.
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