Arrests made after vehicle leaves ‘illegal narcotics activity’ location
A traffic stop on a vehicle that was observed leaving a location known for “illegal narcotics activity” early Monday resulted in the arrest of the driver on felony and misdemeanor charges and the passenger on felony warrants and new charges.
The driver, Patrick Tyrone Crowder, 30, who lists an Autumn Street address, and passenger, Madison Lea Campbell, 25, who lists a Crystal Hill Road address, were both taken into custody around 12:15 a.m. with Crowder charged with a felony count of possession of meth, punishable by up to six years in prison, and a misdemeanor count of possession of drug paraphernalia, punishable by up to one year in jail.
Campbell, who allegedly lied about her identity initially, was charged with misdemeanor counts of obstructing governmental operations and possession of drug paraphernalia and was found to have felony and misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear, theft of property and probation violations.
Crowder remained in custody Tuesday on a $3,500 bond and is set to appear today in Garland County District Court, while Campbell was being held on zero bond and is set to appear June 4.
According to court records, Crowder was convicted on April 14, 2022, of possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to five years’ supervised probation. Campbell was convicted in 2020 of theft by receiving and sentenced to five years’ supervised probation; in 2021 of forgery and sentenced to five years in prison, but later paroled; and has felony theft by receiving and theft of property charges pending from two arrests in 2022 and one arrest on Jan. 30.
According to the probable cause affidavit on Monday’s arrests, shortly after midnight, Hot Springs police Officer Austin Morphew was patrolling in the 2200 block of Central Avenue when he saw a beige 2005 Buick LeSabre pull out on Central and allegedly make “an improper lane change.”
Morphew noted the vehicle had just left a location where officers “have received multiple reports and made multiple arrests involving illegal narcotics activity,” so he made a traffic stop on the car at Higdon Ferry Road and Woodlawn Avenue.
He made contact with the driver, identified as Crowder, who provided his driver’s license and other information, and then asked his female passenger, later identified as Campbell, if she would mind providing her information, but she refused.
Crowder was determined to be a probationer with a search waiver on file so he was asked to step out and after doing so, he allegedly “kept putting his hands in and out of his pockets.” A search of his right pocket revealed a baggie later found to contain 0.3 grams of meth. Crowder was reportedly “shocked” the baggie was in his pocket.
Crowder was taken into custody and Campbell was asked to step out and Morphew noted she had “a torch lighter” on her person. A glasses case in the center console, within reach of both of them, was allegedly found to contain a glass pipe with residue. Both Crowder and Campbell claimed no knowledge of the pipe being in the car.
At that point, Campbell initially gave other officers who were assisting a woman’s name, but a computer check showed that wasn’t her and she eventually admitted she had lied and identified herself. A check on her actual name revealed she was a parolee with multiple warrants for her arrest so she was taken into custody.