Three teens charged after Ashland traffic stop finds 35 g of marijuana and guns
Ashland police stopped a car speeding at 95 mph on 31 October 2025 and found about 35 grams of marijuana with bags and scales, plus a stolen handgun and an AR-15 pistol. Prosecutors charged all three people in the car, aged 18 and 19, with delivering marijuana, and two of them also with weapons and stolen-property offences.
🇺🇸 Ashland, Boone County, Missouri · Missouri, United States
Three teenagers were charged after Ashland police stopped their car and found
marijuana and firearms, including a stolen handgun.[1]Ashland police stopped
the car at 11:14 p.m. on Friday, 31 October, for driving 95 mph in a 70-mph
zone.[1]The officer saw several burnt marijuana cigars in the car while
speaking to the driver, and the driver and both passengers were under 21.[1]
A search of the car found about 35 grams of marijuana, empty bags and scales.[1]Searching the driver, Deshaun R. Whitley, 19, of Jefferson City, police
found a Taurus 9 mm semi-automatic pistol reported stolen in Shawnee, Kansas.[1]The passenger Tyler E. Wright, 18, of Kansas City, hid a 5.56 caliber AR-15
pistol under clothes on the floorboard.[1]
Prosecutors charged Whitley with receiving stolen property, delivering 35 grams
or less of marijuana, and misdemeanor speeding by 20 to 25 mph.[1]They
charged Wright with delivering 35 grams or less of marijuana and unlawfully
possessing or transporting an illegal weapon, and charged the third person in
the car, Caleb K. Duncan, 19, of Independence, with delivering 35 grams or less
of marijuana and misdemeanor underage possession of liquor.[1]All three were
being held in the Boone County Jail.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Charged
3
Cannabis
35 g
Agency
Ashland Police Department
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (35 g)
Activity
Possession, Sale
Setting
Vehicle
Charges
delivering 35 grams or less of marijuana; receiving stolen property; unlawful possession, transport, manufacture, repair or sale of an illegal weapon
Case stage
Charged
Region
Boone County, Missouri
Sources
KRCGkrcgtv.comThree teens were charged after stolen gun, marijuana found during traffic stop in Ashland
Open questions the AI reported
Only one source, citing court documents, was found; no police statement or second outlet reporting on the stop could be opened.
No court outcome or plea is reported; the case stood at the charge stage.
The marijuana amount is given as about 35 grams, not an exact measured weight, and no value estimate was published.
The car was stopped on an unspecified road in or near Ashland, so the place is recorded at the city rather than the stop itself.
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