A Missouri man facing drug and weapons charges stemming from a traffic stop by Gassville police in early April appeared in Baxter County Circuit Court Monday.
Forty-six-year-old William Patterson Moore, who lists an address in Taneyville, pled guilty to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm as well as methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia.
He was sentenced to six years in prison with two suspended and four to serve.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Moore was reported to have initially given a false name to the officer – but was later properly identified.
In searching Moore and his vehicle, the officer found two plastic bags containing a substance field-testing positive for methamphetamine.
Smoking pipes for meth and marijuana were found as well as a rifle.
Moore was read his rights, but declined to speak to the officer without having an attorney present.
He did tell the Gassville officer that the female in the truck with him knew nothing about the illegal items in the vehicle.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Moore has what is described as an “extensive criminal record” in Missouri.
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