LAW ENFORCEMENT
The second of two suspects wanted on charges of trafficking in ecstasy is in custody after being located by U.S. Marshals.
Danika Lashae Stanley, 35, was back in Jones County March 23 and charged with trafficking in ecstasy, possession cocaine, open container of alcohol in motor vehicle, marijuana possession less than an ounce, possession of MDMA (ecstasy), possession and use of drug related objects Her arrest was the result of a traffic stop that took place in the City of Gray Feb. 12.
Cedric Walter Whitehead, 43, was arrested Feb. 12 and charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, possession of MDMA, possession of drug related objects, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana less than an ounce and trafficking in ecstasy.
A report of the traffic stop leading to the arrest by Gray Police Department Officer Daniel Pointer states that he was running radar on the Highway 18 East Connector near Stone Brooke Drive when he was alerted to a vehicle traveling 62 mph in a 45-mph zone.
Pointer said he conducted a traffic stop on the black Buick Lacrosse and explained to Whitehead, the driver, why he was stopped. The officer said a check of the driver’s license revealed his license was suspended. Pointer said Whitehead was asked to exit the vehicle, and while speaking to him, the odor of marijuana was detected. The officer conducted a contraband search on the driver and found a baggy of marijuana in his jacket pocket. Whitehead was taken into custody, and Pointer said the suspect was placed in the backseat of his patrol car. GPD Officer Paul Hathaway, who arrived to assist, asked the passenger, Stanley, to step out of the car. Pointer said Hathaway advised him that the vehicle smelled of marijuana.
Pointer said a check of Stanley showed no warrants, and she was released from the scene.
The officer said a search of the vehicle on the driver’s side located more marijuana in the console, and Hathaway located a cross backpack in the passenger floorboard. Items found inside the backpack were a quantity of clear baggies, digital scale, marijuana, cocaine and a large bag of suspected MDMA/ Ecstasy pills of various colors.
Pointer said further search of the vehicle found a loaded Smith and Wesson handgun under the passenger’s seat. He said all the evidence was gathered and placed in his patrol car. Whitehead was transported to the Jones County Law Enforcement Center and warrants secured for his arrest.
In a supplemental narrative, the officer said in further investigation into the case and evidence involving Stanley, he determined that she was also in possession of the narcotics and the firearm was within her reach.
Pointer said warrants were secured for her arrest.
