An Evansville man was arrested Tuesday after police intercepted a package sent from Minnesota containing more than 9 pounds of marijuana, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Brian D. Reyes, 22, is facing preliminary charges of conspiracy to deal marijuana and possession of marijuana, both felonies. He is due in court today.
After obtaining a search warrant and determining the package contained the drug, officials with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force resealed it and delivered it to its intended destination - an apartment on Spring Valley Road near Green River Road.
Detectives placed it on the door step and then set up surveillance to see who picked it up, according to a probable cause affidavit. No one did so after about an hour. Authorities then terminated the operation, retrieved the package and started to drive away.
Police say Reyes then appeared from a nearby apartment, showing "great and urgent interest in the fact (that the detective) had picked up the package."
As the detective left the area with the marijuana, Reyes began following at a high rate of speed as though he was pursuing the vehicle, the affidavit said. Police say Reyes eventually caught up with the detective's car, then followed him through several side streets and finally parked nearby when the detective stopped on Washington Avenue.
Authorities arrested Reyes as he was approaching the detective's vehicle.
According to the affidavit, Reyes said he was watching because he knew the package was being delivered to his neighbor. He denied following the detective but later said he intended only to get the license plate so the neighbor could file a police report, the affidavit said.
The neighbor later told investigators Reyes had asked to have the marijuana delivered to the neighbor's residence because Reyes did not want it delivered to his own, the affidavit said. The neighbor was not arrested.
In all, authorities say the marijuana weighed 9.2 pounds.
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