On Sunday, January 24, 2016, at approximately 4:30am, a Nolan County deputy stopped a black Dodge RAM 2500 for a minor traffic infraction in Sweetwater. The truck was driven by Gerald Ray Pflueger, of Killeen who was accompanied by Stacy Rains, of Sweetwater. During a roadside investigation, indicators of criminal activity were detected and consent to search the vehicle was attained. During the search, the deputy discovered substances determined to be methamphetamine and heroin as well as paraphernalia used in their consumption.

Pflueger and Rains were placed under arrest and transported to the Nolan County jail where they were charged with the felony offense of manufacture/delivery of methamphetamine. The case will be filed with the 32nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office for prosecution.