(Fremont Co.) Over 110 lbs of marijuana was discovered following a pursuit that began in Fremont County.
Deputies with the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office stopped a 2020 Chevrolet Malibu for speeding on Highway 2 near the Missouri River this morning. During the traffic stop, deputies observed indications of drug trafficking and requested a K9 deputy to assist.
Prior to the arrival of the K9, the driver of the vehicle, 22-year-old Cardell Crawford, of Kansas City, Missouri, fled from the traffic stop in his vehicle. A vehicle pursuit was initiated, and the vehicle fled at speeds reaching 130 MPH. The vehicle entered Missouri and Missouri law enforcement agencies took over the pursuit. Spike strips were deployed, and the vehicle stopped near the 52-mile marker of Interstate 29, near St. Joseph, Missouri, approximately 85 miles from the start of the pursuit.
A Fremont County K9 was deployed and the occupants were arrested without incident. A search warrant was issued for the vehicle and over 110lbs of marijuana were discovered in the vehicle.
Crawford was arrested for Felony Eluding, Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 50 Kilograms of Marijuana, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp, and Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance.
The passenger, 23-year-old Brianca Williams, of Kansas City, Missouri was arrested for Possession with Intent to Distribute Over 50 Kilograms of Marijuana, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp, and Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance.
Both are being held in Andrew County, Missouri, awaiting extradition back to Iowa.
The Holt County Sheriff’s Office, Andrew County Sheriff’s Office, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office, and Missouri State Patrol, as well as the Mills County, Iowa Sheriff’s Office, assisted the Fremont County K9 Unit and Fremont County Sheriff’s Office with the incident.
