On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Killeen police seized more than 681 grams of marijuana after a vehicle fled an attempted traffic stop near the intersection of Central Texas Expressway and Willow Springs Road.[1] The vehicle, a white 2016 Hyundai Sonata driven by Daisy Arteaga Solis with Joshua Bernard Jones as passenger, stopped briefly before fleeing the stop.[1]
Officers found two large clear plastic bags holding a green leafy substance in the road, and an officer smelled the odor of marijuana and saw residue scattered throughout the passenger side floorboard and front passenger seat.[1] Police held Jones at gunpoint when he reached into the passenger side window, and driver Solis got out of the vehicle and was ordered away.[1]
The suspected substance tested positive for THC and weighed 681.6 grams, and was sent to the Texas Department of Public Safety lab for further testing.[1] Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson arraigned Jones on a charge of possession of marijuana 5 pounds or less but more than 4 ounces, setting his bond at $40,000, and arraigned Solis on evading arrest or detention with a vehicle, setting her bond at $30,000.[1]
