BRENHAM P.D. MAKES POSSESSION ARRESTS
Brenham Police made a pair of possession arrests Tuesday.
A Chappell Hill woman faces multiple drug charges after her arrest Tuesday morning.
Around 9 a.m., Sgt. Seth Klehm received a report of a reckless driver in the 1800 block of South Blue Bell Rd.
Klehm was able to locate the driver, 27-year old Jenna Marie Zientek (ZIN-tek) of Chappell Hill.
During the investigation, Klehm says he found two different types of prescribed narcotics – hydrocodone and lamotrigine (lam-OH-truh-jene).
Zientek was taken to the Washington County Jail where she also had marijuana on her.
She is charged with Possession of a controlled substance; Possession of a dangerous drug; Possession of marijuana; and Possession of a prohibited substance in a detention facility.
And, a Cypress man faces a marijuana possession charge after a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon.
Around 3:30, Cpl. Tommy Kurie conducted a traffic stop in the 2200 block of Highway 290 East.
Kurie says he could smell the strong odor of marijuana coming from the car.
The driver, 34-year old Jason Daniel Stockon of Cypress, admitted to having marijuana and was arrested.
Stockton is charged with Possession of marijuana.
Whats sad is when you finally get your life together and get off the drugs. You’re still held accountable for the charges from your past. 10 years go by and you can’t get that job you wanted because of your background. Been there done that
George Jones, I Totally agree with you. It’s just as easy to do the right thing than the wrong thing. Obey the laws, that’s why we have them !!!!!
Miss Zientek has a well-documented history of prior issues with both drugs and law enforcement. Most recently (November 5, 2015) she was featured on this very website for another possession arrest that involved a firearm: http://kwhi.com/three-arrested-in-early-morning-patrol/ Unfortunately, if she continues down this path this will not be the last time you read about her arrest or exploits. She needs intervention or incarceration before we are reading this young lady’s obituary and not just another police blotter article.
I don’t care what they “believe” the law is. Yes a cop can arrest but that does not mean the charges will stick. If I have a prescription for something, whatever it may be, I will carry it labeled, unlabeled, or any other way I see fit to do so and I don’t give a darn what the cops say or think…..they can make it difficult for me at the time but they can’t make it stick.
I have no idea what this young lady was up to…..and I don’t care. I’m sure the police officer did his job as he thought he should. But make no mistake…….there’s a big difference in what goes on out in the world and what actually happens when the gavel falls.
You should care…this is your neighbor. She obviously needs help and I hope she gets it.
Amen.
Yes, Tully, many of us do. It is all about the money folks, the cities, counties and states will never tell us how much they collect on the average arrest like these. Many, many millions, probation fees, meeting fees, computer monitoring software fees, etc. . They look at it this way, better than a state income tax, and it provides lots of jobs. Better to do this than find real solutions which may deter the problems. Like real effort in stopping the importation of drugs and the big dollars behind the scenes. But if that were done properly, the CASH register would be too light.
Taxpayer, I’m 53 years old and they’ve collected ZERO from me.
Obey the laws is all you have to do.
The story doesn’t indicate if the driver gave consent to search her vehicle.
Just because a deputy is doing an investigation doesn’t mean he has cause to search a vehicle unless the driver gives consent nor there is probable cause. Reckless driving is not probable cause.
If you have nothing to hide why would you not consent to a search? Obviously she was hiding marijuana or she wouldn’t have been charged with possession of a prohibited substance in a detention facility. Instead of worrying about what the officer did or didn’t do wrong, we should be worrying about why there are SO MANY drugs in this community and what we can do to stop it rather than what we can do to try to get away with it…
It doesn’t matter if she had something to hide or not. It’s our constitutional right to privacy. The officer had no right to search her or the car. They say someone called her in for reckless driving……… That still gives them no right to search.. Its our RIGHT!
The article doesn’t really say why he searched, now does it? Maybe the pills were in a pile on the dashboard, the officer could smell marihuana, or she was clearly intoxicated. Any would probable cause to search. You can probably go to jail for reckless driving, maybe he saw her driving recklessly, arrested her, and found the pills after that. Based on this little blurb, we have no idea.
The “right to privacy” is in the Constitution right next to the “right to health care.”
Were they her prescribed meds? If they were hers, that would be all kinds of wrong. At the most, I could see DUI, which there is no excuse for, but if they were her medications, why possession charges for something that a doctor ordered? Please clarify that in this story, so that I can know that I will/won’t get thrown in jail if I have medication in my purse.
If your meds are in their correctly labeled bottle from the pharmacy, you can carry them with you. It’s when you take them out of said container and put them in something different that the problem arises. I think she gave herself away by how she was driving and acting that prompted a search of her vehicle. I have never had an officer ask to search my vehicle, person or person when I have been pulled over.
Obviously if she got chaged they were A. not prescribed to her or B. not in the prescription bottle. They can’t arrest you if you have a prescription that is subscribed to YOU in the proper prescription bottle. So relax as long as you are doing it correctly you will not get in trouble.
And if you happen to be carrying said prescribed meds in a plastic daily/hourly pill organizer on your way to spend the day or night at a friend’s house in the area? And left the bulky bottles at home?
If caught by a police officer the state government requires you to be arrested.
Don’t allow a police officer to search your car, just say no.
Don’t say anything to a police officer, there’s no law that requires you to talk or answer questions from a police officer. If you do have to say something say: Am I being detained? Am I free to go? I don’t consent to searches.
Learn the law and what rights you have and then exercise your rights.
Or don’t break the law and u can cooperate and have nothing to worry about……..what a brilliant idea
That is not legal my friend! Have to have prescription bottle with name on it.