Police: 3 arrests linked to marijuana

A routine traffic stop over the weekend led to the arrest of two College Station friends on misdemeanor marijuana charges after an officer noticed a passenger wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

Officers discovered five marijuana blunts -- pot rolled in cigar paper -- and a metal pipe that smelled like the illegal drug inside the car pulled over in the 2400 block of Texas Avenue.

What tipped the College Station officer off during the 10:45 p.m. Saturday incident was that he noticed the 24-year-old passenger had what appeared to be marijuana on his shirt, according to court documents that detail how the man then directed police to his stash in his front pants pocket.

Meanwhile, the 24-year-old driver admitted to authorities that a marijuana cigarette found in the car belonged to him. Records show he has a 2008 marijuana possession conviction.

Both were charged with the Class B misdemeanor of possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, punishable by up to 180 days behind bars and a $2,000 fine. Both also were charged with not wearing a seatbelt.

The driver posted $2,000 bail Sunday and was released; his friend remained jailed because he had a warrant out of Bexar County for a motion to revoke his probation. It was unclear why he was on probation.

Several hours later in Bryan, an officer responding to a tip that a man might be driving intoxicated came upon a car matching the description parked at Speedy Stop on Texas 21. The man repeatedly told the officer he was getting his driver's license as requested, but appeared to forget each time, police said.

"His thoughts were groggy and he thought that I pulled him over a few minutes ago," the officer wrote in a report, adding that the driver believed he was in College Station.

The Bryan man told the officer that he smoked marijuana earlier in the evening, according to the report, which stated he had several outstanding unpaid court fines, as well as three marijuana possession arrests since 2005.

He remained jailed without bail Sunday evening.