Traffic Stop leads to three arrests and seizure of suspected marijuana

On Sunday, January 21, 2018 a Nolan County deputy stopped a black Dodge Dart in the in the 500 block of East Avenue A for defective equipment. Contact was made with the driver, David Renfro, of Sweetwater who was accompanied by Dylan Joseph Kirkpatrick, Kristopher William Cuellar-Garcia, and a female passenger, also of Sweetwater.

During a roadside investigation, Renfro was found to have no driver license, and no insurance and was arrested. Kirkpatrick was found to have outstanding warrants and was also arrested. During an inventory of the vehicle, the deputy detected a strong odor of marijuana which subsequently led to the discovery of suspected marijuana.

Renfro, Kirkpatrick and Cuellar-Garcia were all arrested and transported to Nolan County jail. Cuellar-Garcia will be charged for the misdemeanor offense of Possession of Marijuana.