Missouri teen charged after stop finds 118 grams of marijuana and 14 fake IDs
Vincent Franko, 19, was charged in Moniteau County, Missouri, after a deputy stopped his SUV for speeding on 28 October 2026 and found 118 grams of marijuana and 14 fake Pennsylvania ID cards, court documents say. He pleaded not guilty on 30 October and was held in the Moniteau County Jail on a $10,000 bond.
🇺🇸 Moniteau County, Missouri · Missouri, United States
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The deputy said she smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle.[1]The deputy
searched the SUV before it was towed.[1]During the search, the deputy
allegedly found 118 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and 14 Pennsylvania
identification cards with the same license number, according to court documents.[2]
Prosecutors charged Franko with delivery of a controlled substance and with
possessing five or more forged identifications with intent to distribute.[1]The charges also included misdemeanor counts of speeding by 20 to 25 miles per
hour, driving while revoked and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and
an infraction for failing to wear a seat belt.[1]Franko pleaded not guilty in
court on 30 October.[1]He was being held in the Moniteau County Jail on a
$10,000 bond.[1]
Franko allegedly told the deputy he had picked someone up in Warrensburg and
that they were heading to Columbia.[1]
No trial date or outcome after the not-guilty plea was reported.
No value was published for the 118 grams of marijuana.
The exact location of the traffic stop was not given, so the coordinates are for Moniteau County's seat.
No photograph of the stop, the marijuana or the identification cards was published; both articles used generic file graphics.
Left out, as its quotation was not found in KRCG 13: Vincent Franko, 19, was pulled over in Moniteau County, Missouri, on 28 October 2026 for going 82 miles per hour in a 60-mile-per-hour zone.
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