Traffic stop in Amoret leads to arrest

On February 26, 2017 a Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Amoret for not displaying the correct license plates. The driver of the vehicle (Ernest Schmidt DOB 7/14/1972) had a suspended driver’s license. The passenger in the vehicle (John Taylor DOB 2/14/1974) had a homemade pipe on his person. The pipe field tested positive for methamphetamine.

Schmidt was issued citations for driving while suspended and for failure to register a motor vehicle.

Taylor was issued a citation for drug paraphernalia.