David Wayne Taylor of Mountain Home was given 10 years probation and 90 days in the county jail with credit for time served after entering a guilty plea to charges in two cases filed against him.
The investigation leading to the 22-year-old Taylor’s arrest began on January 17th when a Mountain Home Police officer stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation at the intersection of Dyer and 2nd Street.
The officer reported the strong odor of marijuana coming from the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and after speaking to the occupants, they produced a clear plastic bag containing approximately one-half pound of marijuana.
The vehicle’s occupants alleged they had purchased the drug from Taylor and agreed to assist police by making a controlled buy from Taylor at a later date.
A buy was arranged and took place January 18th during which one ounce of marijuana was purchased. Taylor allegedly told the confidential informant that he was expecting another shipment the following day and would be willing to see a quarter pound of marijuana for $800.
Officers set up surveillance on the apartment where Taylor lived at one point and saw Kevin Quinton leaving. Quinton was stopped by an Arkansas State Police Trooper at the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 and Bomber Boulevard. During the traffic stop, Quinton was found to have six bags containing a green vegetable substance.
Quinton was charged with possessing marijuana.
Officers executed a search warrant on Taylor’s apartment. During the search, officers found a video surveillance system, smoking devices with suspected narcotic residue, packing items used for preparing narcotics for sale and a large gun safe.
A K-9 drug dog was brought to the apartment and alerted on the safe. When it was opened, it was found to house containers of a green vegetable substance, smoking devices and other items allegedly intended for use in the sale of drugs.
Taylor was not at the apartment at the time of the search. A be-on-the-lookout bulletin was issued and he was picked up shortly after the notice was issued in Boone County driving a black 2007 BMW.
According to court records, Taylor admitted to selling marijuana frequently. He told investigators that he had been unemployed since August 2016 and made his living selling the drug in the Mountain Home area.
In the other case filed against him, Taylor was charged with passing counterfeit currency in April. When arrested, Taylor turned over $480 in counterfeit $20 bills. He was also in possession of a quantity of a Schedule IV narcotic for which he had no prescription.
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