By Pat Culverhouse –

A Texas man has managed to speed his way into the parish prison after a traffic stop on Interstate 20 revealed a quantity of illegal narcotics.

Minden Chief of Police Jared McIver said MPD Officer Kendale Booker stopped 40-year-old Charles Antron Matthews of Little Elm, Texas for speeding Friday morning. Officer Booker reportedly detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle after he approached the driver.

When searching the vehicle, the officer reportedly located a bag containing a green, leafy substance wrapped in clothing. Inside the bag, the officer reportedly found eight individual packages containing marijuana.

In addition to the driver and passenger, Officer Booker reportedly observed three children under the age of 10 inside the vehicle.

A background check reportedly revealed Matthews is currently out of jail on bond in Texas on a charge involving possession of five pounds of marijuana.

Matthews was booked into Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center where he is charged with possession of CDS Sch. I (marijuana) with intent to distribute, possession of CDS in presence of minor, speeding and no drivers license.

No bond has been set.

This information has been provided by a law enforcement agency as public information. Persons named as suspects in a criminal investigation, or arrested and charged with a crime, have not been convicted of any criminal offense and are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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