Patrol post seizes marijuana brownies

Ohio State Highway Patrol information

A man from Wyoming is facing felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized 353 grams of marijuana-laced brownies during a traffic stop in Van Wert County.

Troopers, with the assistance of the Van Wert Police Department, stopped a 1999 Ford F-350 pickup truck for a following too close violation on U.S. 30 eastbound, near milepost 14, in Van Wert County at 9:50 a.m. on April 6. During the stop, a passenger in the pickup reached for an object in the center console and would not obey officer orders to show his hands. The passenger was removed from the vehicle, at which time a bag of suspected marijuana was observed in plain view. A probable cause search revealed approximately 353 grams of marijuana-laced brownies in the passenger compartment.

The passenger, Anthony Haire, 28, of Thermopolis, Wyo., was charged with possession of marijuana, a felony of the fifth degree.

Haire was incarcerated in the Van Wert County Correctional Facility and, if convicted,could face up to a year in prison and a maximum fine of $2,500 in connection with the offense.