OPD arrests 3 on drug charges

Olney police clocked three arrests for drug possession in the past two weeks, with two Olney men and a Wichita Falls woman racking up felony charges for carrying methamphetamine and other illegal drugs through town, Police Chief Dan Birbeck said.

Officers stopped a white Chevrolet Tahoe on Aug. 22 on South Avenue D and arrested Charles Fair, 47, of Olney and Tiffany Mays, 26, of Wichita Falls after finding a variety of drugs in the vehicle, Chief Birbeck said.

After he was stopped, Mr. Fair acknowledged he did not have a valid driver’s license or insurance and gave the officer consent to search the vehicle, Chief Birbeck said.

Officers discovered a plastic bag containing 0.2 grams of methamphetamine in the driver’s area, and a ziplock bag with a pill marked “Xanax,” he said.

In the rear seat, officers discovered 0.46 grams of brown mushrooms in one of Ms. Mays’ bags as well as a marijuana pipe with marijuana residue, and two vape pens containing THC, Chief Birbeck said.

May admitted as she was placed into the patrol car that she had hidden more drugs in her underwear, he said. She surrendered a plastic bag containing 4.5 ounces of marijuana and a plastic bag containing 12.51 grams of methamphetamine, he said.

Mr. Fair and Ms. Mays were booked into Young County Jail on felony drug possession charges, but have since been released, jail records show.

Police arrested Dillon Montana Ray, 32, of Olney was arrested after an Aug. 31 traffic stop on West Main Street, Chief Birbeck said. Mr. Ray was stopped for having an improper license plate on the 1996 Ford Crown Victoria he was driving, he said.

The officer found that Mr. Ray had a Parker County warrant for his arrest in Parker County on a theft charge, Chief Birbeck said. During a search of the vehicle, officers discovered two firearms, a small metal smoking pipe with marijuana residue, a small tan zipper bag with a prescription pill bottle belonging to another person, and a small plastic bag containing 1.4 grams of methamphetamine, he said.

Mr. Ray was taken to Young County Jail and charged with two counts of felony drug possession, unlawfully carrying a weapon and evading a Parker County warrant for theft. His bail was set at $54,000, according to Young County Jail records.