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Bond revoked for Solsberry man facing drug charges

A Solsberry man facing drug charges connected with a Thanksgiving crash, who was arrested then bonded out of jail, is back in the Greene County Jail. His bond was revoked after he was arrested on a drug charge in Monroe County.

Travis White

Travis White

Travis Adam White, 36, Solsberry, was booked in yesterday, Thursday, December 27. In Greene County, White was charged as a result of allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel, running off the road, crashing his vehicle then being found in possession of a quantity of methamphetamine.

He wound up in jail on Thanksgiving Day, booked in by Sgt. Bobby Pierce of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department.

During his initial hearing, he was charged with:

  • Possession of methamphetamine in an amount between 10 and 28 grams, a Level 4 felony,

  • Unlawful possession of a syringe, a Level 6 felony,

  • Possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and

  • Possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.

His bond was set at $15,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed and he was released from jail after posting $1,500 cash.

But a criminal case was filed against him in Monroe County on December 13 following his arrest on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. The next day, December 14, a petition to revoke his bond in Greene County was filed and a warrant issued for his arrest.

His charges in Greene County came about after Sgt. Pierce responded to a crash scene after a 911 caller said a vehicle was overturned in a ditch in front of her house.

When Pierce arrived on the scene, a passerby who was a medic told the deputy he’d come upon the crash scene and stopped to see if anyone needed help. He said White, the driver, told him he had dozed off and ran off the road. The medic also said he had smelled the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Pierce said he too could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.

The Greene County Ambulance Service also responded but White refused medical treatment.

White allegedly said he’d just worked over 18 hours and was on his way home when he fell asleep while driving and ran off the road.

Pierce said he could see what appeared to be a container in White’s pocket and he asked if he could see it. When White showed it to him, Pierce said it contained a white crystal-like substance that later field-tested as methamphetamine.

White allegedly admitted the methamphetamine belonged to him and that he’d purchased it in Indianapolis. He said he does not sell his meth but had it for personal use because he works long hours per week and he uses it to stay awake.

Pierce reported that between his person and the vehicle, White was found in possession of methamphetamine in an amount between 19 and 20 grams, marijuana, various items of paraphernalia and syringes containing a white residue that also field-tested positive for methamphetamine.

White is being held without bond.